Strong support for Redundancy Act - study
THE MAJORITY of human resources managers and trade unions are of the view that the 32-year-old Employment Termination and Redundancy Payment Act (ETRPA) must remain, but should be amended. This is according to a preliminary study carried out by Dr. Noel C

Cop gets life for murder
A POLICEMAN who shot a man in the back during a chase five years ago has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. Constable Glenroy McDermoth, 30, will not be eligible for parole until he has served 20 years imprisonment.

Complaints of child abuse flood Children's Advocate
CHILDREN'S ADVOCATE Mary Clarke says her office has been flooded with complaints of abuse against children, including a serious allegation of abuse by a government agency. The Office of the Children's Advocate was created out of the Child Care...

Chinese Government donates military gear to Jamaica Defence Force
THE CHINESE Government's provision of US$380,000 (J$25 million) worth of military equipment to the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has been well received, at a crucial time, to help the army enhance the development and efficiency of its operations.

Jamaican teenage cancer patient dies in NY hospital
FRANCINE DILLON, the 19-year-old suffering from Thymic Carcinoma, died at the Mount Fiore Hospital in New York on February 17. Miss Dillon was diagnosed with Thymic Carcinoma in October 2005 after suffering persistent coughs since February...

A dare to the death
WESTERN BUREAU: THE DROWNING of Krisneive Reid, an 11-year-old Siloah Primary School student in St. Elizabeth, last Friday has taught a bitter lesson to his four friends and classmates, who witnessed the tragic result of a dare.