Clayton Morgan now PNP interim chairman for NW St James
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Prominent Montego Bay attorney-at-law Clayton Morgan is now the interim chairman of the People's National Party (PNP) executive committee for the North West St James constituency.
View ArticleCops in shock over killing of OCID colleague
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Police from various divisions are this morning pouring in to the offices of the Organised Crime Investigative Division (OCID) to extend support to colleagues who last night lost one...
View ArticleUS$22 million worth of cocaine seized
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CMC) — United States law enforcement officials said they had arrested three people and seized more than 900 kilogrammes of cocaine during operations in the Caribbean Sea this week.
View ArticleCCJ reserves judgement in Myrie case
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) - The Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has Thursday reserved its decision on the application by the Jamaica government to join in the case of Shanique Myrie who...
View ArticlePorn mastermind slapped with more charges
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Accused porn-site mastermind Ronald Oates, who was offered bail on Tuesday, has been slapped with additional charges and was taken back into police custody after a new complainant...
View ArticleWINDIES open T/20 World Cup against Aussies tomorrow
The Aussies will be well into their stride, having already beaten Ireland, the third team in Group B, by seven wickets on Wednesday.
View ArticleDoctor accused in child porn case remanded
Physician Richard Keller waived his rights to detention and probable cause hearings in a Friday federal court appearance.
View ArticleT'dad PM fires justice minister
In a 30 minute address to the nation Bissessar, said that the Dominican-born former judge had misled the Cabinet when he said that the Chief Justice Ivor Archie and the Director of Public Prosecution...
View Article3-year-old boy dies in crash while being rushed to hospital
OCHO RIOS, Jamaica — An autopsy is to be done on the body of a young child to determine if he died from injuries sustained during a road accident in St. Ann early this morning.
View Article$73 million security contract approved for Education ministry
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Cabinet approved a three-year contract valued at $73.1 million to Quest Security Limited for the provision of security services at the Ministry of Education’s three main locations.
View ArticleFirearm seized, man arrested in Spot Valley
KINGSTON< Jamaica — A man was arrested and a firearm seized in Spot Valley, St James this morning.
View ArticleBunting condemns murder of police officer
In a media release, Bunting said attacks on members of the security forces would not be tolerated.
View ArticleTony Hewitt may have been victim of contract killing
Four men have been handed over to the police by their lawyer after Hewitt was shot and killed on Sunday while visiting an apartment complex on the outskirts of the capital.
View ArticleLawyer files appeal against expulsion
OSWALD James, the Kingston-based attorney who was struck from the roll of attorneys in Jamaica, has filed an appeal against his expulsion.
View ArticleThe heat is on, and getting hotter!
Things are not going so well for the hate-mailer. The heat is really on and even close friends are feeling that heat and want to jump off the wagon. But it's too late. Word is that the hate-mailer has...
View ArticlePHOTO: Sandals HR professionals
Human resource management professionals representing individual companies within the Sandals Group of Companies recently participated in a four-day training course in the OrangeHRM software, conducted...
View ArticlePortia elected VP of Socialist International
PRIME Minister Portia Simpson Miller was elected a vice-president of Socialist International at its 24th Congress held recently in Cape Town, South Africa.
View ArticleCrucial JDIP meeting today
A high-level meeting is expected to take place today between Ministry of Transport and work officials and the principal contractors, China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), and sub-contractors of the...
View ArticleCAP reps no-show irks PAAC members
THE country will have to wait a while longer for news on the status of negotiations for the divestment of Government's stake in Clarendon Alumina Partners (CAP), which were slated to be completed this...
View ArticlePedro Cays visit hits snag
THE planned visit of the Government team to Pedro Cays, where a public health crisis looms, has had to be postponed after problems developed with the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) helicopter that should...
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