Pakistani supporters grace Sabina Park
They attracted the attention of nearly everyone in the stands as soon as they walked in. The women, three of them in all, were covered from head to toe in the finest silk you've ever seen. The lone male, dressed in white, put a bag on a chair and walked closer to the fence.
Church honours Bucknor
WESTERN BUREAU: Of all the awards and accolades he has received over the years as an international umpire, to be honoured as a child of God is Steve Bucknor's greatest moment."To be honoured by those whom you have served in any capacity is special...
Doctors in fear - Some afraid to report sexual offences
A provision in the Child Care and Protection Act has reportedly driven fear into some doctors who, as a consequence, are refusing to carry out their reporting duty under the legislation.Section 6 of the Child Care and Protection Act requires doctors to report ...
Public consultations on justice reform begin today
Beginning today, the Jamaica Justice Reform Task Force will be undertaking public consultations across the island to facilitate wide public participation in the justice system reform process. According to Professor Barry Chevannes, chairman of the task...
Special flights for cricket
Air Jamaica is offering special flights to accommodate cricket fans wishing to attend the semi-finals and the final match of the Cricket World Cup (CWC) in the eastern Caribbean.Richard Lue, director of CWC and special events at Air Jamaica, said...
Veteran journalist George John dies
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC Veteran Trinidadian journalist George Radcliff John died yesterday at the Eric Williams Medical Complex in Trinidad, relatives said. John, 86, who worked with the print media for more than 50 years, had been diagnosed with...
Jamaican woman gets last-minute reprieve from deportation
London, England: A Jamaican woman whose son fought in the British army in Iraq has been granted a last-minute reprieve from deportation to Jamaica, following the intervention of Immigration Minister Liam Byrne. Forty-nine-year-old Joy Dean Bowman and her 15-year-old...
Accused murderer remanded
Spanish Town, St. Catherine: A woman accused with killing her common-law husband and dumping his body in a pit latrine was again remanded when she appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court this week, charged with non-capital murder.
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