Five-year-old perishes in Montego Bay fire
Tragedy struck in the Pedlar's Lane area of Mt Salem in Montego Bay yesterday afternoon when a five-year-old girl perished in a fire that gutted a 10-room two-storey family house and partially damaged an adjoining dwelling.
Alleged murderers remanded
The man accused of the murder of trade ambassador Peter King and another accused of murdering six members of a family in St Thomas appeared in the Home Circuit Court yesterday.
Across the Nation
The parish of Portland is the latest recipient of three copies of a landslide susceptibility map and a technical report on landslide risk and zonation. The Mines and Geology Division (MGD) of the Ministry of Energy, Mining and Telecommunications made the presentation in a handover ceremony held recently at the Portland Parish Council.
'More than just forgive and forget' - Restorative justice needs change in culture
If restorative justice is to work in Jamaica, there will have to be a change in the cultural outlook of Jamaicans. This is the view of Dr Jermaine McCalpin, lecturer in the Department of Government at the University of the West Indies (UWI).
Prowlers chased from Seaga's residence
Quick thinking by a policeman on duty at the private residence of former Prime Minister Edward Seaga scared off two prowlers who had gained access to cars on the property.
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