Overruled! Supreme Court says Public Service Commission (PSC) breached natural justice rules - Government lawyer awarded damages for loss of salary, allowances
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Public Service Commission (PSC) breached its regulations and the rules of natural justice, when it recommended to the Governor-General that government lawyer Lackston Robinson should be prematurely retired from the Public Service....
Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to release info on police under probe for car theft
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is holding out until later this week to reveal the details regarding its members who are under investigation for car theft.Last week, reports surfaced that a second member of Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller's security ...
Ena Barclay - At the top of her class
When Ena Barclay, incoming president of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), was asked by her colleagues in 1999 to accept nomination for the position of president-elect for the 22,000-member teacher union, she declined. "Because I had not yet gone to the University...
PNP's compulsory attendance plan unrealistic - Jamaica Teachers' Association president
Outgoing president of the Jamaica Teachers' Association, Hopeton Henry, yesterday described as unrealistic, a promise by the People's National Party to mandate compulsory attendance and enrolment in schools as of 2010, if it wins the August 27 general election....
Golding a 'profiler', says Simpson Miller
Just days after the clash in the national debate between Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Jamaica Labour Party leader, Bruce Golding, Mrs. Simpson Miller has labelled Mr. Golding as a "profiler". Most analysts had agreed that Mrs. Simpson Miller was outclassed...
Opposition Leader expects resounding win - Knocks PNP on promises
Western Bureau: Contrary to the predictions of local pollsters and political pundits, Opposition Leader Bruce Golding says the upcoming general election will not be close. In fact, he is promising a resounding victory for the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) on August 27....
Three guns seized, men arrested in Kingston
Three men were arrested by the police yesterday, after the car in which they were travelling along Dames Road in Woodford Park, Kingston 4, was found to contain three illegal guns and a quantity of ammunition. The find was made after the police observed a Nissan Bluebird motor car...
Former Gleaner editor dies
Clifton Neita, the man who was dubbed the 'complete journalist' by Theodore Sealy, former editor-in-chief of The Gleaner, is dead. He died yesterday morning at his St. James Court residence, Kingsway, at age 92. Having lost his sight some six years ago, Mr. Neita...
Transforming the force - New look, new style, greater accountability needed to tackle crime and violence
Today we return to the matter of crime in Jamaica. Given the severity of the problem we, like all concerned Jamaicans, are eager to find solutions that actually work and we are unwilling to accept the defeatist notion that murders and shootings...
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