Montego Bay cops nabbed - Four gunmen charged for Retirement killings, policemen held in lottery scam
WESTERN BUREAU: Six persons including two police constables have been jailed for their alleged involvement in the escalating crime wave in St. James, which has left at least 31 people dead over the past four weeks.
'Grant tax-free status to private high schools'
WESTERN BUREAU: President of the West Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) churches, Pastor Glen Samuels, is calling on the Government to grant tax-free status to private high schools that are involved in social intervention...
Calls for BNS to review PSOJ withdrawal
Chris Zacca, deputy chairman of the ATL Group, said he was surprised by, and regretted the decision of William 'Bill' Clarke, head of the Bank of Nova Scotia, to pull his company out of the Private Sector...
Christie extends deadline for public body reports
The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) has given a final reprieve to delinquent public bodies, which are yet to submit two outstanding Quarterly Contract Award (QCA) reports to Contractor...
Proceeds of Crime Act decision 2007
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2006, which gives legislative power to the State to forfeit property and confiscate proceeds obtained through drug trafficking and money laundering, is set for passage in both Houses.
Private labs to assist with malaria testing
Swamped with hundreds of samples to be tested for malaria, the Ministry of Health is to turn to private laboratories to assist with testing, as the number of malaria cases climbs to 43, according to Health Minister Horace Dalley.
EU to fund floating natural gas platform
Government has secured funding from the European Union (EU) for the proposed floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) platform at Port Esquivel in St. Catherine, according to Anthony Hylton, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade.
Disadvantaged youths sail the world
Some disadvantaged youths from Portsmouth, England are benefiting from a sailing trip around the world on a yatch. The 36-foot Lively Lady Yacht, which went around the world once before, began sailing on July 28 this year. It is expected that the yatch...
Students lauded for CXC success
SPALDINGS, Clarendon: Sixty students from the newly-up-graded high schools across the island were honoured by the Association of Principals and Vice-Principals recently for their success in the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) exams...
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