Cricket hurting business - Businesses near Sabina Park to lose millions
Business operators within the vicinity of Sabina Park, downtown Kingston, say they will be losing millions of dollars during the staging of the ICC Cricket World Cup as several roads will, for at least seven days, be restricted to vehicular traffic.
Proceeds of Crime Act passed
The Proceeds of Crime Act, which gives legislative power to the state to forfeit property and seize proceeds obtained through drug trafficking and money laundering, was passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday...
Local phone rates may be lowered
The cost of phone calls within Jamaica could soon be lowered if the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) upholds a decision that would allow it to fix the cost of terminating calls to mobile phones.
Big ganja busts in Corporate Area
Fifteen persons were taken into custody yesterday after narcotics police seized 5,000 lb of compressed ganja and more than J$2 million at two locations in the Corporate Area.
St James new murder capital
Jamaica's murder capital has switched from the once bloody streets of the St. Andrew South Police Division, to the hills and valleys of St. James, the parish with the mega tourist attractions.
No free parking at US embassy
United States Consul General, Ed Wehrli, says the embassy has no plans to provide free parking space for members of the public. Mr. Wehrli was responding to concerns raised about parking, which has become problematic since the embassy moved...
NSWMA to get claims for Riverton damages
Public Defender Earl Witter says his office is in the process of making claims on the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) on behalf of several persons who were affected by smoke emissions...
BSI to probe Gutters shooting
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: The Bureau of Special Investigation (BSI) has been called in to probe the shooting of a man by the police in Gutters, St. Catherine on Tuesday night. It is reported that the man, Andre Martin of Gutters...
Relatives mourn slain Montego Bay cop
WESTERN BUREAU: As relatives grieve over the brutal murder of the 50-year-old district constable gunned down in downtown Montego Bay, St. James, Tuesday night, they were also livid yesterday that no official notification of his death has been communicated
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