'No proceeds from crime' - Kingfish boss hails Proceeds of Crime Bill
Head of Operation Kingfish, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Glenmore Hinds, yesterday hailed the passage of the Proceeds of Crime Bill in the Senate, noting that the legislation would assist the police in targeting the the major organised criminal networks in Jamaica.
Please, help young Chevanese from going totally blind
A smile is one of the few things that can mask the inner-thoughts of a person who may be hurting, even those too young to understand just what is happening to them. For seven-year-old Chevanese Clayton, the sky was always blue, the grass green and the rainbow the prettiest flag in the sky. However, her world faded on November 30, 2006...
Golding dismisses projected 2.9 per centincrease in GPD
Opposition Leader Bruce Golding on Thursday scoffed at the Planning Institute of Jamaica's (PIOJ) projection of a 2.9 per cent increase in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the January to March quarter. Director General of the PIOJ, Dr. Wesley Hughes, last week projected an increase in GDP, providing there are no economic shocks.
EDITORIAL - Social values and public cleanliness
We have no impulse to gloat and feel no compulsion to say: 'We told you so'. Nonetheless, there is gratification in the acknowledgement by the Health Minister, Mr. Horace Dalley, that the country faces a grave and present danger, which would have been easily avoidable if the administration had been paying attention all along.
Barbara Walters goes for gold on annual Oscar special
If the Oscar is a familiar sign of Academy Awards night, so is Barbara Walters. Last year, ABC aired the veteran journalist's traditional Oscar interview special several nights before the ceremony, but her show usually is adjacent to Hollywood's top event.
Let's talk relationships Dear Counselor: I have been in a relationship for the past two years and I am thinking of settling down. My concern, however, is that my girlfriend has two children. Her children are 16 and 13. I have concerns as to how they will react to the marriage.
Long-range ballistic missile test-fired
Pakistan successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 km (1,250 miles) yesterday. The test was witnessed by the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff committee, General Ehsan ul Haq, who described it as an important milestone in Pakistan's quest to sustain strategic balance in South Asia.
Kensington Oval back in business
KENSINGTON OVAL - the home of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 final - is back in business! More than 12,000 people, including a host of international media, turned out last Saturday for the venue's grand reopening which, says ICC CWC 2007 commercial director Stephen Price, was 'a good signal' ahead of the tournament ...
