Nurses stage public forum on child trafficking, abuse
CHILD abuse, incest and trafficking of children, will be the topics for discussion at a public education forum slated for next Friday at Emancipation Park, New Kingston.
View ArticleNow's the time to renew your American passports
Q: I am a US citizen living in Jamaica who is planning to travel to the United States with my children for the holidays. My passport expires at the end of December, and my children's passports expire...
View ArticleWorld Bank 'law library' to help policymakers fight corruption
THE World Bank has launched a Financial Disclosure Law Library to help policymakers and practitioners establish strong financial disclosure systems and help countries take the fight to corruption.
View ArticleKSAC starts 'name and shame' campaign today
MAYOR of Kingston Senator Angela Brown Burke will lead a team on the streets today to continue seeking out businesses that are still delinquent in the payment of trade licence fees in downtown Kingston.
View ArticleGo back to the drawing board, JPS
PRESIDENT of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), Kelly Tomblin, says the company has all but ran out of options on how to clamp down on electricity theft, which has amounted to US$32 million since...
View ArticleWestland residents seek help
RESIDENTS of Westland, located in Prospect land settlement in Port Antonio, are seeking help to have the footpath to the community restored.
View ArticleJPS to start campaign on vegetation control
THE Jamaica Public Service (JPS) says it will be rolling out an education campaign as it seeks to partner with communities to manage overhanging vegetation around utility poles.
View ArticleMake sure to get your entertainment licence, KSAC warns
MAYOR of Kingston Angela Brown Burke told the council yesterday that all entertainment activities planned for the Christmas holidays will require entertainment licences from the Kingston and St Andrew...
View ArticleProsecution witness under more pressure as trial of cops continues
THE defence yesterday continued its drubbing of the prosecution's main witness in the trial of three policemen charged with the murder of two men who were abducted from a Corporate Area plaza eight...
View ArticleFrance donates $1million to Muirton Boy's Home
MUIRTON PEN, Portland — French Ambassador to Jamaica Ginette de Matha Monday afternoon donated $1 million to Muirton Boys' Home which was damaged during the passage of Hurricane Sandy three weeks ago.
View ArticleJLP says this year's conference all about work
LEADER of the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Andrew Holness says Sunday's annual conference of the party at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston will not be about fanfare, but a...
View ArticlePatterson proposes ‘seismic shift’ in political culture
FORMER Prime Minister P J Patterson yesterday prescribed a 'seismic shift' in Jamaica's political culture to motivate the nation over the next 50 years of Independence.
View ArticleShaw: IMF will only pay out money due under JLP Gov't
OPPOSITION Spokesman on Finance Audley Shaw said no large sum of money will be coming to Government's coffers when the new agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is eventually signed, as...
View ArticleTobacco Control Act for Parliament next year
MINISTER of Health Dr Fenton Ferguson has committed to bringing the Tobacco Control Act to Parliament early in the next financial year.
View ArticleChildren must be properly fed – Thwaites
EDUCATION Minister Ronald Thwaites has reiterated the call for parents to place greater emphasis on the nutritional needs of their children.
View ArticlePolice seek help finding relatives of elderly woman
THE Spanish Town Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating the relatives of an 80-year-old woman who was found wandering in Spanish Town, St Catherine last evening.
View ArticlePHOTO: PMs past and present
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller shares a moment with the country’s former leaders (from left) Andrew Holness, P J Patterson, and Edward Seaga. Occasion was a reception at the Terra Nova Hotel in...
View ArticleRonald Oates back in court Friday
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Accused porn-site mastermind Ronald Oates will return to court tomorrow when it’s expected a trial date will be set.
View ArticleFibbers vie for World's Biggest Liar crown
LONDON England (AP) -- Fantastic fibbers are gathering at a remote pub in northwestern England to vie for the title of world's biggest liar.
View ArticleCorporate Area water lock-off continues today
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Planned water disruptions in the Corporate Area by the National Water Commission NWC) will continue today.
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