Nomination excitement
I heard that there were women wearing next to nothing and swinging their hips and other things to the sound of popular music. I was also reliably informed that there was alcohol involved, so I assumed that the gyrations would have been taking place with some degree of reckless....
It was fanfare out west
Western Bureau: It was generally a festive atmosphere across western Jamaica Tuesday as 38 candidates submitted nomination papers for the region's 15 constituencies.From the resort town of Falmouth, going south into the farming parish of St. Elizabeth...
PNP candidate's injury could affect campaign
Ocho Rios, St.Ann: The People's National Party (PNP) has suffered a major setback in its election campaign in South West St. Ann with the hospitalisation of its candidate, Glenville Shaw. Yesterday, Shaw was at St. Joseph's Hospital in St. Andrew receiving treatment...
Trial of returning residents' alleged robbers put off
The trial of the policeman and two civilians charged with the series of robberies of returning residents had to be put off yesterday because one of the defence lawyers is ill. Justice Courtney Daye has ordered the three accused to return to the Gun Court...
An attempt to intimidate my people - Holness
Andrew Holness, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate for West Central St.Andrew, says he will be seeking the help of the police and the Political Ombudsman to address recent drive-by shootings in the constituency.
Party supporter charged
A 36-year-old People's National Party (PNP) supporter is to face the courts in St. Elizabeth tomorrow to answer to charges of breaches of the Firearms Act. Marlon Davidson, of Exton district, was arrested by the police while on a PNP motorcade in the Kinole area of Malvern...
Something Extra...
Jamaica continues to shine in Korea as the team from Northern Caribbean University is now in the final six selected for the championship round. They join Austria, Taiwan, Ireland, Korea and Serbia in the Microsoft Imagine-sponsored contest.
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