Residents protest police station closure
BLUEFIELDS, Westmoreland: Residents of Bluefields, Westmoreland, took to the streets yesterday to protest against the closure of the police station in that community. Wolde Kristos, president of the Bluefields Bay Fishermen Society, said...
Terrorism a threat to Jamaica - Phillips
Terrorism is a growing threat to Jamaica, especially as the Caribbean prepares to host the third largest sporting event on the global calendar, the Cricket World Cup, says Minister of National Security...
Cops' firearms being tested
Forensic experts are now examining more than 124 assorted spent shells and at least nine firearms that were assigned to the policemen involved in Sunday's controversial operation in Spanish Town, St. Catherine.
Special constable killed in Portmore
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: The killing of a special constable in Portmore Monday night, brings to nine the number of policemen to have been killed by gunmen since the start of the year. Dead is Conrad Reid, 22-year-old special constable...
Cop to answer ganja charge
With his job now on the line, a 25-year-old police constable was interrogated for several hours again on Monday by narcotics detectives. They are continuing their investigations into the seizure of 80 pounds of compressed ganja...
Morrison to lobby for rights of security guards
Newly-elected president of the National Workers Union (NWU), Vincent Morrison, says his union will be aggressively lobbying for the rights of security guards as it relates to sick, vacation and maternity leave.
Credit union awards grant to GSAT scholar
Black River, St. Elizabeth: Under its schools' Savings Programme, the St. Elizabeth Co-operative Credit Union Limited (STECCUL), in association with the Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union League (JCCUL), has presented a bursary of $15,000...
Proposed Trench Town project generates positive feedback
A housing initiative in Trench Town, west Kingston, to be spearheaded by Britain's Prince Charles, is generating positive feedback from community stakeholders. A British newspaper revealed Sunday that The Prince's Foundation...
Warning out on Microsoft
Leading computer security firm McAfee has taken the unprecedented step of taking out a newspaper advertisement warning that Microsoft is taking risks with its new Vista operating system.
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