Battered Ford leaves hospital
Prominent medical doctor Jephthah Ford was released yesterday from the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), following his alleged beating by police officers on Monday at his Fun Citi entertainment venue in Port Henderson, Portmore, St.Catherine, on Monday.
Davies wants review of tourism gratuities
Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Omar Davies, warning of a "bleak social security future" for tourism workers, wants to have dialogue with unions and management in the industry regarding how to increase their statutory deductions, and hence, the benefits for which they would...
Male nurse in court for beating wife
SPANISH TOWN, St.Catherine: A Cuban registered nurse who allegedly punched and kicked his wife repeatedly, has found himself in trouble with the law and is to reappear in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court on May 15 to answer to assault charges.
Cops probe grandmother's murder
The Frome police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the brutal slaying of 81-year-old Gwendolyn Suckra at her home in Barham, Westmoreland, on Wednesday afternoon.The police say Ms.Suckra was at home with her grandson ...
Lamy and CARICOM ministers to meet today
A meeting with the director general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Pascal Lamy, and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) trade ministers, gets under way this morning at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, Kingston. Mr.Lamy, who arrived in the island late last night...
Ministry to revamp coffee industry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Lands is conducting a study of the island's coffee industry and the Coffee Industry Board (CIB), with a view to establishing a fair regulatory structure for all coffee marketing companies. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry...
Dell and Illuminat on e-learning shortlist
Dell and Illuminat Jamaica have emerged as preferred bidders for the billing out of a broadband-wide area network (WAN) and the provision of information technology equipment to the much-touted e-learning project to bring universal access to Jamaican schools.
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