No TV broadcast of Guantanamo 9/11 trial, says judge
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A military judge has denied a request to allow television broadcast coverage of the Guantanamo Bay war crimes tribunal for five men charged in the September 11 attacks.
View ArticleSt Mary man accused of pouring gas oil on ex-girlfriend
ST ANN'S BAY, St Ann — A man who allegedly threw gas oil on his ex-girlfriend and attempted to set her ablaze last October was denied bail when he appeared before Resident Magistrate Calys Wiltshire in...
View ArticlePrepare for drought, ODPEM urges
JAMAICANS are being urged to begin preparations for the dry period, by increasing water storage and conservation measures.
View ArticleThis Day in History - January 4
Today is the fourth day of 2013. There are 361 days left in the year.
View ArticlePHOTO: Sharing smiles
Dawn Jarrett (second right) shares a light moment with her daughter Amoy Jarrett (right), who along with Sherene Watts (left) and Sidony Brown, became winners in the final round of Digicel's Share a...
View ArticlePHOTO: A 'Noble' ride
Wheelchair-bound Dave Noble, who has lost the use of his legs, transports his young niece and nephew on his lap along Golding Road, Kingston, on Wednesday. (Photo: Jermaine Barnaby)
View ArticleJudge continues summation in Boulevard cops trial
JUSTICE Horace Marsh will today continue his summation of evidence for the jurors in the trial of the police officers charged with the murder of two men who were abducted from a Corporate Area plaza in...
View ArticlePHOTO: 110 not out!
Daisy Cammock-Bennett is flanked by her daughter Daphne Bennett and grandnephew Ian Forbes, managing director at Sherwin Williams (WI) Ltd, at her 110th birthday party at her home in Pembroke Hall, St...
View Article‘Get your houses in order!’
HEAD of the Police Traffic Division, Senior Superintendent Radcliffe Lewis, has urged motorists to use the grace period — now in force — to clear their outstanding traffic tickets, as there will be no...
View ArticlePrivacy, please!
A lawyer for Annette Livingston — the legal secretary who was released from prison last month after her conviction for the murder of prominent attorney Shirley Playfair was overturned — is asking the...
View ArticleSimpson Miller to address the nation today
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller will address the nation today Sunday, January 6.
View ArticleAmine Jureidini — a simple man who worked hard to provide for his family
Respected businessman Amine Hanna Juriedini passed away recently and was sent off in a thanksgiving service at the Sts Peter and Paul church in Kingston on New Years Day.
View ArticleBlue Diamond resorts controversy likely to top PAAC agenda Wednesday
THE Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) may be able to tread at least one place that the Office of the Contractor General (OCG) has been blocked from going, in obtaining...
View ArticleChild prodigy Samuel Fitz-Henley laid to rest
NEITHER the 15-page programme nor the rendition of his favourite hymn — How Great Thou Art — could tell half the story of the man lauded for his dedication to the service of others.
View ArticleParliament's vacation over
PARLIAMENT will resume activities this week after the annual Christmas break, with two committees meeting on Wednesday, but full activities won't commence until Tuesday, January 15.
View ArticleAnanda Alert: 16-y-o ‘Shem’ Forbes missing
KINGSTON, Jamaica - An Ananda Alert has been activated for 16-year-old Shempaul Forbes otherwise called ‘Shem’ of Simmonds Park, Kingston 20, who has been missing since Thursday, January 3.
View Article15-y-o Atina Gordon missing
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica - The St James Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Atina Gordon, of Anchovy Meadows in the parish, who has been missing since Thursday, January 3.
View ArticleFatal collision in Hanover
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Seventy-three-year-old Cecil McKay of Stony Hill, St Andrew has succumbed to injuries he received in a motor vehicle collision on the Point main road in Hanover Saturday evening.
View ArticleFull house expected as Trinidad launch CT20 title defence against Ja
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – A full house is expected to watch hosts Trinidad and Tobago launch the defence of their Caribbean Twenty20 title when the championship bowls off on Sunday night.
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