Police kill three men in May Pen
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Clarendon cops earlier today, shot and killed three men in May Pen.
View ArticleFire destroys 2 houses in Westmoreland
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two homes were destroyed by fire of unknown origin in Westmoreland yesterday morning.
View ArticlePrisoner flees Spanish Town hospital
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police are searching for a prisoner who remains at large after escaping from the Spanish Town Hospital this morning.
View ArticleChurch leaders warn Venezuela's stability at risk
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Venezuela are warning that the country’s stability is at risk due to President Hugo Chavez’s complications after cancer surgery in Cuba.
View ArticleWindies women lose first ODI to South Africa
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – A fighting knock of 40 from skipper Merissa Aguilleira was the only sparkle as West Indies suffered a batting collapse and lost to South Africa by 80 runs in the first of...
View ArticleSecond person charged in buttocks implant death
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) -- Authorities say a second person has been charged in an illegal buttocks implant in Mississippi that killed a Georgia woman in March.
View ArticleJudge cautions jury in Boulevard murder trial
JUSTICE Horace Marsh on Friday cautioned jurors that it was dangerous to convict the three policemen in the so-called Boulevard murder case based on the uncorroborated evidence of the prosecution's...
View ArticleSt Thomas cop for bail hearing
DWAYNE Smart, the police corporal charged with the murder of a pregnant woman in St Thomas, is to return to the Home Circuit Court this week for a bail application.
View ArticleWarder allegedly slaps boy,16; INDECOM launches probe
A 16-year-old ward of the state will today seek medical attention after he was allegedly slapped by a female warder at the Metcalf Street Juvenile Remand Centre on Saturday.
View ArticleMy hopes for St Ann in 2013
As we begin 2013, there are many things Jamaicans would like to be changed in the society. Jamaica Observer North East asked people on the streets of Ocho Rios what they would like to see happen in the...
View ArticleFay Sterling: innovative and visionary leader
FAY Sterling lives her life and leads the Higgins Land Primary and Junior High School in St Ann by the words of John C Maxwell: “Value people, praise efforts and reward performance”.
View Article‘Iconic Blue Lagoon’
PORT ANTONIO, Portland — Minister of Tourism and Entertainment Dr Wykeham McNeill has described the Blue Lagoon as an icon that should be protected. The minister was responding to a question, on a...
View ArticleCustoms collect more, but still falls short of target
GROSS collections by the Jamaica Customs in December 2012 amounted to $10.509 billion, an increase of $2.393 billion, or 29 per cent over the same period last year, head of Customs Major Richard Reese...
View ArticleHike in income tax threshold, lower Corporate tax in effect
TAX Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has announced that as of Tuesday, January 1, 2013 an increase in the Income Tax Threshold and a decrease in the Corporate Income Tax rate become effective.
View ArticleWanted: Public health inspectors
THE shortage of public health inspectors in Portland is making the profession unsafe for those who practise in the eastern parish.
View ArticleRoad safety unit wants tougher sanctions against parents
THE Road Safety Unit of the Ministry of Transport and Works has called for stronger sanctions against parents and guardians who fail to properly secure their children in moving vehicles.
View ArticlePastor wants end to 'freeness mentality'
PASTOR of the Mandeville Seventh-day Adventist Church, Greg Baldeo, is calling on the Government, private and civic leaders to break the habit of the "freeness mentality" in order to move the country...
View ArticleSimpson Miller says Gov't committed to improving lives of Jamaicans
PRIME Minister Portia Simpson Miller yesterday reiterated Government's commitment to improving macroeconomics stability and economic growth, identifying the areas as most important to social protection.
View ArticleGov't may speed up single agency to replace OCG
THE Government could step up efforts to create a single anti-corruption commission this year, following its latest confrontation with the Office of the Contractor General (OCG).
View ArticleSt Mary academy gets boost from American travel agency
BONNY GATE, St Mary — At 44 years old, Cilous Kelly of Bonny Gate, St Mary dreams of one day being able to attain passes at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, in his bid...
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