Parties red-flagged - Ombudsman says orange and green graffiti must go
The Political Ombudsman yesterday demanded that all political candidates remove their party flags, posters, graffiti and paraphernalia within the various constituencies by this weekend.The Ombudsman, Bishop Herro Blair, told The Gleaner yesterday...
Gunmen ambush cop
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: A policeman, who left home yesterday to get a haircut nearby, was shot and killed by gunmen posing as customers inside the barber shop. He has been identified as Sergeant Cleveland Wilson, 48, of Bushy Park, Clarendon and the Waterford...
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) to extend student loan repayment period
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) says it would extend the loan repayment period of the Students' Loan Bureau (SLB) to 15 years and increase the moratorium period after students graduate to one year if it were to form the next government. In its manifesto...
Woolmer commission delays report submission
The Commission reviewing the investigation into the death of Pakistan cricket coach, Bob Woolmer, has asked for more time to present its findings. The commission, headed by former High Court judge, Ian Forte, should have completed its review yesterday....
Advocates hail discretion for minor offences
Children's Advocate, Mary Clarke, and Betty Ann Blaine, convenor of Hear the Children's Cry, have welcomed a proposal by the Government to put in place legislation that will facilitate the diversion of first-time juvenile offenders from the court system....
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) pledges to enforce Political Code of Conduct
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) says if it forms the next government it will give teeth to the Political Code of Conduct by enacting into law provisions that speak to the disqualification of candidates who are found guilty of offences relating to the conduct of elections....
Principal to take dismissal to Appeal Court
WESTERN BUREAU: After a 10-month court battle with the Ministry of Education and Youth over a decision to replace Derrick Wilson as provisional principal of the Maldon High School in St. James, the Supreme Court yesterday ruled against rescinding the decision....
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) embraces change to reduce court backlog
Committing itself to a 10-year justice reform programme proposed by the Jamaica Justice Reform Task Force, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) says it plans to move swiftly, if elected to form the next government, to remove the more than 400,000 backlog of cases ...
Principals in the classroom
Thirty-four secondary level principals are currently benefiting from a management-training programme at the University of the West Indies (UWI), according to Maxine Henry-Wilson, Minister of Education and Youth. Mrs. Henry-Wilson said the principals are being trained...
People's National Party (PNP) caretaker granted bail
Errol Lamey, the People's National Party (PNP) councillor/ caretaker for the Mount Salem Division in St James, has been granted bail in the sum of $1 million.Lamey, who is 44, was granted bail in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's court yesterday,...
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