Montego Bay outlaw killed
A MAN believed to be one of Jamaica's 12 most wanted criminals was fatally shot and three others taken into custody following a police-military operation at Rosemount Gardens in Montego Bay late yesterday. Up to press time, there was no official disclosure of the deceased...
Prime Minister of Jamaica woos funding agencies to revamp education sector
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Bruce Golding says the Government is in preliminary talks with three major international financial institutions to fund the $219 billion that the Task Force Report on Education says the country needs to advance educational standards....
'Bell-foot' pants war - How Southside and Tel-Aviv became bitter enemies
An estimated 1,500 people have been murdered over the past three decades in the bloody conflict between Southside and Tel-Aviv, two rival communities in the hotbed of central Kingston. The bloodletting began more than 30 years ago, following a dispute over a pair of 'bell-foot' pants....
Montague, Warmington to meet Golding today
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has called a meeting with two government junior ministers who have been embroiled in public controversy in the wake of recent comments on the political stage. Robert Montague, State Minister with responsibility for local government reform...
More police abuse cases settled out of court - Anderson
AS THE Independent Jamaica Council for Human Rights (IJCHR) observes human rights day today, reports show that more cases of police brutality and excesses are being legally settled. Nancy Anderson, attorney-at-law and IJCHR legal officer, said that in comparison to 10 years ago...
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