Family evicted from Bodles Estate
Spanish Town, St. Catherine: The Nelson family in Bodles, St. Catherine, whose houses were vandalised on December 1 after they were given notice to relocate from a property on which they were squatting, are set to relocate.
Bee sector safe - No plans yet for mosquito spraying
Lucea, Hanover: Fears of a threat to Jamaica's multimillion-dollar bee industry were dismissed by the Ministry of Health yesterday, indicating that there were no immediate plans to conduct aerial spraying to kill mosquitoes in the fight against malaria.
Caribbean to benefit from US court ruling on deportees
WASHINGTON (CMC): The Caribbean stands to benefit from a United States Supreme Court ruling that a non-citizen cannot be deported for a drug crime under state law. The highest court in the land ruled last Tuesday...
Prime Minister of Jamaica urges media to help protect kids
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has urged the media to join her in ridding the society of the scourge of violence against children. Addressing the 63rd annual awards ceremony of the Press Association of Jamaica last Friday night...
No Christmas in August Town
The words of a resident best describe the atmosphere of the August Town commu-nity this festive season. "This is a ghost town, not August Town," said John James. "There's going to be no Christmas for August Town," said Mr. James...
Pinochet dies at 91
SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters): Former dictator Augusto Pinochet, who ruled Chile from 1973-1990 and spent his old age fighting human rights, fraud and corruption charges, died yesterday. He was 91.
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