TYRONE'S WATCH: Bamboo Village thirsty for water
WHAT'S NOT WORKING? Let us first clear the reservoir ... oops, I had meant to say air. The Tyrone's Watch team does not deliberately set out to highlight water problems in the nation's communities as its sole purpose.
Police probe death of infant
The Morant Bay police in St. Thomas are probing the circumstances under which a four-month-old infant died in Bamboo River last Thursday evening, after an alleged fogging of mosquitoes by the St. Thomas Public Health Department.
National Works Agency (NWA) to get scales to curb overloading of trucks - The scales were reportedly ordered over five years ago
After years of debate over the damage being done to the roads by overladen trucks, the National Works Agency (NWA) says the scales to determine specific weights to be carried by the large vehicles will soon be in place.
Three under heat for prison ganja find
A correctional officer and two inmates are now being investigated in relation to contraband finds at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre on Sunday. In the first instance, about 8:30 a.m., ex-death row inmate Devon McTaggart...
Students honour Matron Amy Hyatt
Matron Amy Hyatt, founder of the Doncaster School of Nursing, east Kingston, was on Saturday honoured by students and teachers from the institution for her sterling contribution to the health and education sectors.
Suspected child killer charged
POLICE LAST week arrested a man for the murder of Oksana Douglas, a seven-year-old girl who was murdered in Olympic Gardens, St. Andrew, last year. O'Neil Hammond, also called 'Golas', of Portmore, St. Catherine, was last Tuesday held by police...
PNP factions reunite to win another term
Chairman of the People's National Party (PNP), Robert Pickersgill, says the party has put the recent squabbles behind them and is pressing ahead for an unprecedented fifth parliamentary term.
Stone Crusher Gang members remanded second time around
WESTERN BUREAU: Alleged Stone Crusher Gang members, 22-year-old Adrian 'Banga' Lofters, 20-year-old Lenford 'Bungie' Brown and Andrew 'Blacka Shine' Cox, 18, of Hendon, Norwood, who were implicated in the July 4 killing of five persons in Norwood...
Accused drops dead in court
An accused man died in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court house before he could either profess his innocence or receive his punishment. Lenroy Dias, 30, collapsed and later died while waiting in the Petty Sessions Court yesterday...
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