Rebuilding Rome - YOU parenting programme brings message of hope to Kencot
Karen McKenzie strolls through the byways of Rome, her community in Kencot, St Andrew, advising youngsters to be careful as they play cricket on the street. McKenzie heads a parental counselling group, where she advises parents and encourages children to lead meaningful lives....
MP urges Gov't to set up mentoring programme
AS THE search continues for solutions to the wave of crime and violence now sweeping the country, one member of parliament (MP) wants the Government to establish a national mentoring programme to influence young men at risk. Portland eastern MP, Dr Donald Rhodd...
Olint mulls court action against US regulator
Unregulated investment scheme Olint says it is seeking legal advice on what action it can take against a United States-based regulatory agency that alleged that its principal, David Smith, was involved in suspicious activity. The National Futures...
Evidence clears murder accused
A Home Circuit Court jury deliberated for 45 minutes Thursday before freeing 42-year-old plumber Jeffrey Lyons of the murder of his neighbour Everald Williams.Williams of Cliftin Hill, Bernard Lodge, St Catherine, was shot dead a few chains from his...
Mann sentenced to 34 years for botched coup
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea: (AP):A court in Equatorial Guinea convicted former British officer Simon Mann on Monday of being the key player in a failed 2004 coup plot in this Central African nation, and sentenced him to 34 years and four months...
Community says farewell to J'can who died neglected at NY hospital
NEW YORK, United States: The body of Esmin Green, the Jamaican woman who died under questionable circumstances at King's County Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, last month, has been flown to Jamaica for burial. Friends, loved ones and a concerned community said goodbye...
Circus act livens up Gordon House
Natalie Neita-Headley brought bread-and-butter issues to Parliament last Tuesday. Literally. The East Central St Catherine member of parliament (MP) brought rice, flour, sugar, oil, bread and butter to Gordon House. However, there was no chicken back, much to the amusement...
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