Seventh-day Adventist pastor calls for hanging of murderers
WESTERN BUREAU: One well-known religious leader believes that persons who continue to murder on a habitual basis, should be prepared to give up their lives on the gallows. In the dispensation of biblical law, the commandment given by God...
Pastor slams police corruption
Spanish Town, St. Catherine: Another member of the clergy has denounced corruption within the police force and its adverse effects on the nation. The latest cry has come from the Rev. Ballentine Wallace of the Jericho Baptist Church...
Lecture to examine high tourist arrivals and crime
The contradiction of rising crime and increasing tourist arrivals in the Caribbean will be up for discussion this week during a special lecture at at the University of the West Indies (UWI). Dr. Derrick Deslandes, lecturer in the Department...
Port Maria policeman convicted of corruption
A policeman is now awaiting sentencing after he was found guilty of breaching the Corruption Prevention Act. The policeman, Constable Donald Condappa, attached to the Port Maria police station was convicted in the Port Maria...
Transport delays prisoners
Proceedings in the Home Circuit Court were held up yesterday for almost 40 minutes because the sole prisoner truck which has to transport prisoners to courts in the Corporate area was late. Supreme Court Judge Kay Beckford described...
UN moves to protect Caribbean Sea
The United Nations (U.N.) could soon be giving greater assistance to the region to ensure the sustainable development of the Caribbean Sea. Building on lobbying by Caribbean nations, the latest U.N. Resolution on the Sea is intended to be more concrete.
Borobridge breakaway a danger to motorists
WHAT'S NOT WORKING? - The Borobridge main road in Borobridge, St. Ann, has a huge breakaway that gravely worries residents and motorists alike. Residents say that since the breakaway occurred in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan in 2004...
LETTER FROM LAURA - People and dates to remember!
The American Friends of Jamaica's (AFJ) spring gala in Miami proved so successful in raising funds for Jamaica's educational, health and economic needs that it is now a permanent addition to the AFJ's calendar, along..
NEWSMAKER: Lester Crooks - Sad Fiesta for fallen mayor
LITTLE HAS been heard of Lester Crooks since his resignation one week ago as chairman of the Hanover Parish Council and Mayor of Lucea, amid revelations about questionable arrangements with a major Spanish hotel developer.
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