Priest slain
When the Reverend Father Richard Johnson faced his congregation from the pulpit at St. Jude's Anglican Church in Stony Hill, St. Andrew, on Sunday morning, he had a fire in his eyes that many had never seen before.
'The Cloth' under fire
NOT even men of the cloth have been spared the wrath of the criminal wave that has swept Jamaica during the past decade. Reverend Richard Johnson, rector at the St. Jude's Anglican Church in Stony Hill, St. Andrew, is the latest victim.
Remembrance Day - World War I, II soldiers honoured for their bravery
Soldiers who died in World Wars I and II were on Sunday remembered for their bravery during a Remembrance Day Parade, held at the National Heroes Park. Governor-General Professor Kenneth Hall, members of Government...
'Local Gov't reform held back by various players' - Consultant says mixed reactions main reason for slow progress
Consultant Keith Miller has attributed the slow progress of Local Government reform to the number of players who have to be consulted or convinced to buy into the transformation process.
150,000 diabetics unaware of status
Owen Bernard, executive director of the Diabetes Association of Jamaica, has expressed concerns about the growing number of Jamaicans who are living with diabetes but are unaware of their status.
Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) head calls for prescription reviews
With doctors sometimes prescribing the wrong medication, Edith Allwood-Anderson, president of the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ), is calling for 'medical reviews' of drug prescriptions ordered by local doctors.
Trafigura Beheer under probe
Police have visited the London and Amsterdam offices of Trafigura Beheer in connection with the dumping of toxic oil waste which killed 10 people in the Ivory Coast. The Dutch oil company, which trades Nigerian oil...
Teenager deported from UK
A Jamaican member of an armed street gang which robbed people, has been sentenced to life in prison and deportation from the United Kingdom. Robert Lincoln, 18, who lives in Barking, East London, was told that he should serve at least 14 years...
Parish Councils want fixed election date
Parish councillors and mayors have unanimously approved a resolution calling for a fixed date for parish council elections and the entrenchment of local government in the Jamaican Constitution.
'Googling' for a cure
DOCTORS IN search of diagnosis could turn to the Internet search engine Google for help, according to research published in the British Medical Journal. Two doctors from Brisbane, Australia, found that entering a patient's symptoms...
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