Massacre! - 33 killed, 15 wounded in US university shooting spree; gunman among dead
BLACKSBURG, Va.(Reuters): Thirty-three persons were killed and 15 others were wounded at Virginia Tech university, yesterday, in the deadliest campus shooting rampage in United States history. The dead included one suspected gunman, the university president, Charles Steger, told reporters.
No Jamaican victims in Virginia Tech shootings
Meanwhile, there have been no reported Jamaican victims in the university shooting. Speaking with The Gleaner last night, Jamaican students pursuing post-graduate degrees on the campus, Andre Crawford and Kerri-Ann Burrell, said a quick check on an email...
'Foreign substance' found in Woolmer's system
A FOREIGN chemical substance has been discovered in Bob Woolmer's blood and tissue samples, the toxicology results have reportedly stated. According to a well-placed government official, the substance, believed to be poison, was found in samples taken from the coach's stomach...
A no-growth Budget - PSOJ
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) said the 2007/2008 Budget will not provide the growth desperately needed by the economy at this time. PSOJ President Chris Zacca noted that while cheaper credit to small businesses and entrepreneurs is welcome...
'Leave 'gays' alone!' - Church, human rights groups, politicians call for end to beatings
A joint forum of church, human rights lobbyists and politicians from both sides of the political divide, made a desperate plea yesterday for Jamaicans to end violence against homosexuals. The forum, headed by Political Ombudsman and clergyman, Bishop Herro Blair, said...
Three students hit by vice-principal's car
SANTA CRUZ, St. Elizabeth: Three students of the Santa Cruz Primary and Junior High School have been hospitalised for injuries they reportedly received after being hit by their vice principal as she drove her motor car on to the compound yesterday morning.
JLP calls for tourism budget to be revised
WESTERN BUREAU: Less than 24 hours after the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) voiced concerns about the tourism allocation in the 2007/2008 Budget, shadow minister for the sector, Edmund Bartlett, has called for a double digit increase....
Law of the Sea Tribunal workshop in Kingston
A three-day regional work-shop on the International Tribunal For the Law of The Sea (ITLOS) got uder way, yesterday, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.The workshop, which was organised by ITLOS, the International Foundation for the Law of the Sea...
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