The bloody general election that changed Jamaica
Today marks the 32nd anniversary of the 1980 general election that was marked by over 800 murders in a bitter fight influenced by ideology.
View ArticleJFF needs $700M; appeals to sponsors, supporters
THE cash-strapped Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), which has a soaring debt of nearly $200 million, has the mammoth task of garnering at least $700 million to keep the Reggae Boyz’s programme on the...
View ArticleHotels brace for Sandy fall-off
THE Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) is bracing for a fall-off in visitors from the United States in the wake of Hurricane Sandy’s effect on sections of that country’s East Coast.
View ArticleBuju to know fate on gun charge today
IMPRISONED Jamaican entertainer Buju Banton will know today if he will be slapped with an additional five years in prison when he appears in the US District Court in Tampa, Florida.
View ArticleCourt upholds policeman Hewitt's promotion
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Full Court on Tuesday upheld the promotion of noted crime fighter Delroy Hewitt to the rank of senior superintendent.
View ArticleODPEM to rely on Cabinet for relief instructions
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Head of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) Ronald Jackson says that the agency will now focus on needs as identified by Cabinet as it wraps up its...
View Article'I hit her out of the love of God,' woman tells court
THE testimony of a Christian woman elicited laughter in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court recently, after she told the judge that it was out of her undying love for God that she used a...
View ArticleWoman to be sentenced for smuggling ganja in tin juices
A woman who pleaded guilty to attempting to export three pounds of ganja to Trinidad in tins of fruit punch juices is to know her fate on November 16.
View ArticleWata supports YB Afraid Foundation
WISYNCO has pledged to donate proceeds from its popular beverage brand 'Wata' toward the Yohan Blake's YB Afraid Foundation, which has been developing programmes that will contribute to the welfare of...
View ArticleNext few days likely to be rainy, cold
THE National Meteorological Service says a frontal system is expected to bring showers across St Mary, Portland, St Thomas, Kingston & St Andrew, and St Catherine tonight, and spread to remaining...
View ArticleSenators clash over workers’ rights motions
PATENT intra-party differences on social issues, such as the treatment of workers by their bosses, highlighted Friday’s debates in the Senate on motions seeking to amend two major labour laws.
View ArticleTrial of Kartel, co-accused now set for December 3
THE murder trial of jailed entertainer Vybz Kartel and his two coaccused was Monday postponed until December 3.
View ArticleCourt rules in favour of Hewitt
THE Full Court yesterday upheld the promotion of noted crime fighter Delroy Hewitt to the rank of senior superintendent, landing a blow to rights group Jamaicans For Justice (JFJ), which had sought to...
View ArticlePHOTO: Gloudon receives citation at IOJ ceremony
Barbara Gloudon (left), playwright and radio personality, receives a citation from Sir Patrick Allen, Jamaica’s Governor General, at an Institute of Jamaica’s induction ceremony held at the Little...
View ArticleGlimpse of hope for Buju?
REGGAE artiste Buju Banton was gifted a small lifeline when US Judge James Moody yesterday postponed his re-sentencing and decided to research whether he could grant a motion by his attorneys to allow...
View ArticleBurrell: Gov't supportive of 'Mission to Rio'
LOCAL football boss Captain Horace Burrell says he is "satisfied so far" with Government's "positive posture" towards the 'Mission to Rio' campaign, the promotional tagline for Jamaica's Brazil 2014...
View ArticleResidents in eastern parishes urged to adopt culture of risk prevention
RESIDENTS of St Thomas, Portland and St Mary, which were severely battered during last Wednesday's passage of Hurricane Sandy, are being encouraged to adopt a culture of 'risk prevention', to decrease...
View ArticleProsecution say evidence will link cops to men’s murder
THE trial of the three policemen charged with the murder of two men who were abducted from a Kingston plaza in 2004 started in the Home Circuit Court yesterday with the prosecution promising evidence...
View ArticleTragedy hits JPS recovery work
A Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) contractor died last night and another was burnt as they worked to restore electricity supplies to customers in St Ann.
View ArticlePortia keeping JLP’s Ramocan in Canada
GEORGE Ramocan, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) appointed consul general to Toronto, Canada, has had his tour of duty extended by the Portia Simpson-led Administration for another two years.
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