Hospital foul-up - Probe links procedural breaches at Victoria Jubilee to baby's death
The special team that investigated the death of a baby at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston has identified serious procedural breaches at the institution. According to an official from the Health Ministry...
Gunmen attack cabbie, passengers in Kingston
Dozens of terrified residents and shoppers dodged bullets and ran for their lives yesterday, following an attempt by gunmen to kill a taxi driver and his four passengers, in the busy commercial district of downtown Kingston.
Montego Bay's 'lone robber' caught
WESTERN BUREAU: An alleged 'lone robber' who got nearly $4,000 from banking establishments in Montego Bay, St. James, by presenting a note demanding money and claiming that he is with armed accomplices, was arrested yesterday.
Homeless people want their vote
Homeless persons in the Corporate Area are throwing their support behind a suggestion from Opposition Member of Parliament, Mike Henry, who says they should be given the opportunity to vote. Mr. Henry told the House of Representatives on Tuesday...
Fugitive freed of murder charge
A man who had been on the run for 10 years, was freed yesterday of the 1991 murder of a Jamaica Defence Force soldier. Dwayne Alcock, 35, of Bull Bay, St. Andrew, was freed after Justice Marva McIntosh upheld a no case submission made by defence lawyer...
Over 500 illegal guns seized by police
Some 551 illegal firearms have been recovered by the police since the start of the year, the statistics department of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) disclosed yesterday. While figures for the number of weapons found in all 19 police divisions...
Charity group moves to reintegrate deportees
The normal processing of deportees, usually at the Criminal Investigative Bureau (CIB) headquarters, downtown Kingston, took a turn yesterday with 43 of them being processed at a church hall on Lockett Avenue in the capital.
Business certification drive launched
WESTERN BUREAU: The National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET) has embarked on an islandwide drive to better sensitise business operators and individuals on how to get themselves certified in their respective fields.
Roger Clarke reconsiders retirement
Veteran politician and Agriculture Minister, Roger Clarke, is considering abandoning his plans to retire soon from representational politics. Mr. Clarke is seeking to get approval from the governing People's National Party (PNP)...
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