Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) team shot at - Three persons injured, one fatally in St Thomas attack
Gunmen last night brazenly opened fire on Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Member of Parliament for West St.Thomas, James Robertson, while he did last-minute campaigning for tomorrow's local government elections, injuring three persons in the process. The police confirmed that one man died...
Cops under fire
Not since 1984 has the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) seen so many of its members killed by gunmen. According to the records, 19 policemen have been shot and killed since the start of the year. This is one less than the record number killed in 1984. ...
Crime Jamaica's worst problem
With the country seemingly on a move to match its record of nearly 1,700 murders in 2005, more and more Jamaicans continue to focus on crime and violence as the worst problem facing the island. This was the finding of the most recent Gleaner-commissioned...
Hinds wants more talks on Portmore hospital
If elected Mayor of Portmore, Keith Hinds, the Jamaica Labour Party candidate, wants greater dialogue on the construction of a private hospital in the municipality. But this is not because Mr. Hinds is against the building of the private hospital in the Sunshine City....
Mayoral hopefuls trade punches
IF KEITH Hinds were a boxer, he would have been a heavyweight contender; his challenger for the job of Portmore Mayor, incumbent George Lee, may fit into the lightweight category. Fortunately, though, both are civilised men and despite swipes at each other they stayed far...
Injured Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate back on campaign trail
FLOORED by a gunshot wound to the chest recently, Rosalee Hamilton, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor/ candidate for the Rae Town division in Central Kingston, has refused to roll over and play dead. She is up and ready again. Despite being too weak to address Labourites...
Financial autonomy for PCs - PNP councillor
People's National Party councillor for the Trafalgar division in St.Andrew, Julian Robinson, is proposing financial autonomy for parish councils to generate their own funding for critical projects. Mr. Robinson, citing the need for a new car park in New Kingston to ease the traffic...
Media veterans honoured
The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) yesterday recognised three veteran journalists for their combined 180 years of service to journalism. The three are Ken Chaplin, Ken Jones and Hartley Neita who have practised journalism for 60 years each....
Simoes returns in January
RENÉ SIMOES, the Brazilian who served as technical director of Jamaica's football when the country qualified for its first FIFA World Cup Finals in France, 1998, will arrive here in about a month's time to begin his second tenure in a similar capacity....
Private sector groups advise against high-risk investments
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica and the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce have urged investors in high-risk investment schemes to reconsider their financial decision and heed the advice of the Government, regulators and commentators....
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