Personal data protection law coming this year
THE Government is to introduce a Data Protection Act this year which will regulate the use of personal information compiled on Jamaicans.
View ArticlePHOTO: Back home
Olympian Traves Smikle (right), and Maurice Wilson, head coach of Jamaica's Olympic team, on their return to the island yesterday from the just-ended London Games. Other members of the team who arrived...
View ArticleBusinessman who beheaded girlfriend remanded
TREVOR Taff, the Kingston businessman accused of decapitating the mother of his child and dumping her body in a septic pit in his yard, was remanded in police custody when he appeared in the Corporate...
View ArticleJamaica House throat-slasher sentencing September 6
THE man accused of slashing a policeman's throat after being denied access to Jamaica House to see then Prime Minister Bruce Golding is scheduled to be sentenced on September 6.
View ArticleJCF mum on whether cop from Polygraph Unit caught cheating
THE Police High Command yesterday remained mum about allegations that a senior member attached to the Polygraph Unit of the Jamaica Constabulary (JCF) was caught cheating in an examination.
View ArticleJesuit priest Jim Webb passes away
FATHER James 'Jim' Freeman Webb, a founder of Citizens Action for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE), and a former chairman of the Board of Management of Campion and St George's colleges, has passed away.
View ArticlePension planning seminars
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is staging a series of planning seminars across the island to sensitise pre-retirees and self-employed persons about the retirement process.
View ArticleEvaluate before you teach — Thwaites
EDUCATION Minister Ronald Thwaites is urging teachers and principals to evaluate the emotional stability, social arrangement and physical wellness of their students at the start of the school year...
View ArticleTrinidad & Tobago PM inducted into UWI, Mona Honour Park
TRINIDAD and Tobago's Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar was last Tuesday inducted into the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Honour Park.
View ArticleATL Automotive worker hands over more than $200,000 he found in...
IT could have been his lucky day, but Michael Edwards chose to follow his grandmother's advice to be honest the day he handed over more than $200,000 he found while checking in a customer's Audi Q5 SUV...
View ArticleJADCo dismisses IOC member’s claim against J'can athletes
THE Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCo) yesterday rubbished a claim by International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Dick Pound that it is difficult to test Jamaican athletes because they are hard...
View ArticleMay Pen leg of Highway 2000 to open tomorrow
MOTORISTS using the newest leg of Highway 2000 from Sandy Bay to May Pen, will only take six minutes during peak hours, down from the current 18 minutes on the existing road.
View ArticleBahamas opposition leader dies on campaign trail
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — The chairman of the main opposition party in the Bahamas has died while campaigning for a candidate in a parliamentary by-election.
View ArticleConstable faces court for attempting to sell police vehicles
Morris is accused of collecting money from unsuspecting members of the public for the sale of police vehicles, which he was subsequently unable to deliver.
View ArticleObama: 'I'm no Usain Bolt'
US President Barack Obama on Sunday cautioned his supporters against complacency, saying that he was no Usain Bolt, and that his re-election campaign would be a fight all the way to the finish line,...
View ArticleThe highs and lows of Jamaica's London Olympics
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Without a doubt the historic 'double triple' by the legendary Usain St Leo Bolt must be considered the zenith of Jamaica's performance at the 30th Olympiad in London, England.
View ArticleChemical leak shut down Papine plaza
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A reported chemical leak has forced the shut down of activities at the Sky Line Plaza in Papine.
View ArticleDeanna Robbins wins People's Choice Award
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Miss Jamaica World Deanna Robbins has won the 2012 People's Choice Award.
View ArticlePolice solicits money from motorist, charged
They are police corporal Clayton James, 41, and Oswald Pinto, 45.
View ArticleUS’s Tinsley wins Diamond League 400m hurdles, Green third
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Silver medalist Michael Tinsley of the US won the men’s 400m hurdles in 48.50 today.
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