Forced marital sex is rape - poll
A substantial majority of Jamaicans accept, in principle, that forcible sex by men with their married or common-law partners is tantamount to rape, a recent survey revealed.In a Gleaner-commissioned Bill Johnson poll, 66 per cent of respondents believed that a man commits rape ...
Fired-up PNP woos youth at congress
Addressing what organisers said was a non-partisan youth event yesterday, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller urged loyalty from her audience to the People's National Party (PNP). The Prime Minister and Cabinet ministers were invited to the 21st Century Youth Jamaica Youth...
'Enough bloodshed' - Pastor challenges political candidates to conduct clean election
WESTERN BUREAU: President of the West Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the Rev. Glen Samuels, yesterday challenged political candidates to be mindful of the content of their messages to supporters, and to conduct clean election campaigns.
Drain pains
They can be spotted all over the Corporate Area. Sometimes, marked by scraps of iron or other unsightly junk, they pose a danger to pedestrians and motorists alike. You guessed it! It's those pesky exposed drains and manholes - in front of your business place, home and school.
Cops slay man at St James dance - Policeman, three others injured in shooting
WESTERN BUREAU: An alleged gunman was fatally shot and four other persons, including a police constable, injured during a confrontation at a dance in Belmont, St. James, yesterday morning. The dead man has been identified as Raceen Arthurton, otherwise called 'Hobo'...
Old boys to meet over St George's dispute
The executive of the St. George's College Old Boys' Association is scheduled to meet tomorrow to discuss contentious matters at the school, the association's former President Charles Williams said yesterday. Williams said the executive is expected to issue a statement...
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) to fix firebombed house in 'St Bess'
WESTERN BUREAU: Opposition Leader Bruce Golding has instructed that rebuilding work start today on a shop gutted by fire in Bull Savannah, St. Elizabeth, last Wednesday night. The shop was doused with gasolene and firebombed after the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) meeting there.
Gaddafi champions United States of Africa
ACCRA, Ghana (Reuters): Could Marcus Garvey's dream come true? An African summit yesterday debated the dream of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for a single state stretching from the Mediterranean to the Cape, but other leaders warned of tough obstacles on the way to that goal.
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