Face to face with a gunman
"An encounter with death," is how Pastor Glen Samuels described his experience staring down the barrel of a semi-automatic pistol while returning home to West Gate Hills in Montego Bay about 7:30 one evening.
Do not tax gratuity - JHTA
WESTERN BUREAU: A proposal by the Joseph A. Matalon-led Tax Policy Review Committee to remove tax exemption from gratuity now enjoyed by hotel workers, has been rejected by the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA).
No return to political violence
There has been strong support from civil society for the peaceful conduct of the general election that is constitutionally due in the last quarter of this year.
Prison escapee captured after 26 yrs
Twenty-six years after he escaped from the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) while serving time for shooting with intent and robbery with aggravation, 55-year-old Curtis Kirk-Patrick is back behind bars after a short trip overseas.
Ja stuck in a culture of guns
Religious and human rights groups have lambasted the recent attacks on the security forces, describing the attacks as tragic and unfortunate, but reflective of the crime wave gripping the island.
NEPA seeks to take sanctions against Bahía Príncipe
The Sunday Gleaner has learnt that the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is seeking to take sanctions against the controversial Bahía Príncipe Hotel for breaches of its construction permit.
No date set for Kingfish to pull out of Mobay
OPERATION Kingfish, the state's premier anti-crime unit, has not set a timeline on when it plans to pull out of Montego Bay.
Memorial service for Hyatt in Florida
The life and work of Charles Hyatt, O.D will be recognised in a memorial service tomorrow at Our Lady of Grace Church in Palm Bay, Florida beginning at 1:00 p.m., the Jamaica Information Service disclosed...
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