School fees safe - Golding reassures free tuition commitment
Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), Bruce Golding, has sought to assure the nation that his administration will make good on itspromise to abolish tuition fees at the secondary level. In a statement issued yesterday, Mr. Golding urged principals of all government...
Another shift in results - 33: JLP, 27: PNP
Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Prof. Errol Miller, wants the new Parliament, when sworn in, to pass legislation as its first order of business, to increase the number of constituencies to an odd number between 60 and 65. He said the result of the just-concluded general election...
'Pip Pip' Harry crashes
Harry Douglas, the politician who some St.Mary residents have alleged honks the horn of his SUV more often than he represents them, has been driven into the political wilderness by the voters in South East, St. Mary. He was popularly called 'Pip Pip', an indication that he did not...
Marine cops seize 37-foot boat - It is believed that hundreds of pounds of cocaine may have made its way into the country
When most Jamaicans had their eyes glued to their television sets and their ears to the radio on Monday, listening for the results of the tightly contested general election, criminals were busy using the distraction to smuggle illegal drugs into the country.
Electricity restoration efforts nearly complete
The Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd. said yesterday that it had almost completed restoring power to all its customers following Hurricane Dean, which battered the country on August 19. However, the light and power company said the challenge of difficult terrain...
Allegiance action brought against Shahine
A St. Ann elector is seeking a declaration from the Supreme Court that Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) representative Shahine Robinson is not qualified to be elected to the House of Representatives because she has dual citizenship. The motion has been brought by businessman...
More eligibility issues -Government contract holders may be barred from House in Jamaica
Winning candidates in the recently held general election who might have had government contracts, and failed to make a disclosure of the same a month before the nation went to the polls on Monday, run the riskof being barred from taking their seats in Gordon House....
Jamaican-Canadians add their voice
After an engaging campaign and a close general election, Jamaican-Canadians have expressed varying views on the outcome of the national poll.Denise Jones, an events promoter, expressed surprise at the outcome. "I'm disappointed in the loss...
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