'Gold Teeth' in police custody
WILSON Connel Minott, otherwise called 'Gold Teeth' or 'Willie', from Bog Walk in St Catherine, is now in police custody.
View Article61-y-o dies in crash
SIXTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD Glenister Miller, a plumber of Trout Hall district, Clarendon died in a motor vehicle crash on the Chapelton main road in the parish yesterday.
View Article53 detained after gun, ammo seizure
AN operation in St. Catherine this morning led to the seizure of a firearm and three rounds of ammunition. Several persons were also detained.
View ArticleBarefoot Bandit's lawyers say he's truly sorry
SEATTLE , USA (AP) — Lawyers for "Barefoot Bandit" Colton Harris-Moore are fighting back against the notion that he's not sorry for his infamous two-year crime spree of break-ins and boat and plane...
View Article6 bodies found in Rio building collapse
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — A janitor finishing up the day's work, an accountant closing the books for the month, a computer technician installing software: each had a reason to stay a little late at...
View ArticleNWA extends restriction of Rio Grande Bridge use
THE National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that the restricted use of the Rio Grande Bridge by vehicles that are over 40 feet in length, introduced last November, has been extended because of heavy...
View ArticleGovernment open to options in talks with IMF – Phillips
THE Government will consider a number of options, including a staff monitored programme during the upcoming negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a new agreement.
View ArticleTaxpayers get opportunity to settle outstanding amounts
EFFECTIVE immediately, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is extending a special offer to help taxpayers settle their outstanding tax obligations.
View ArticleVisitors must be encouraged to spend more – McNeill
MINISTER of Tourism and Entertainment, Dr. Wykeham McNeill, said that in promoting growth in the tourism industry, greater emphasis must be placed on earning more from the country’s visitors.
View ArticleNOT TRUE! - Shaw slams Phillips for IMF comments
FORMER Finance Minister Audley Shaw yesterday blasted his successor Dr Peter Phillips for implying that relations had soured between the previous Government and multilateral lending institutions.
View ArticleCMI gets new 'Parade Square'
DRILL instructors and trainee cadets at the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) are finally able to conduct drills and formations on a smoothly paved surface, thanks to a donation of 44,000 litres of...
View ArticleWoman accused of human trafficking offered bail
THE police have now accounted for all the children sent to the United States in what is believed to be a human trafficking ring run by St Catherine resident Hyacinth Ford-Drysden.
View ArticleGov't open to options in talks with IMF, says finance minister
THE Government says it will consider a number of options, including a Staff Monitored Programme, during the upcoming negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a new agreement,...
View ArticleMulti-sectoral approach needed to tackle obesity, says doctor
THERE is urgent need for a multi-sectoral approach to ensure the availability of healthy foods to tackle Jamaica's growing problem of obesity.
View ArticleMinister wants new ways to increase tourism earnings
TOURISM Minister Wykeham McNeill says the success of Jamaica's tourism sector should not be based solely on increasing visitor arrivals but that focus should also be placed on identifying ways of...
View ArticleGO DEH!
Young Kymani Mishley is obviously enjoying his dance with Linda Bankston of the Rotary Club of Naples North in Florida yesterday at Windward Road Primary and Junior High School. Members of the Rotary...
View ArticleCops gathering more evidence against German in child porn case
THE child porn case against German national Sven Littkowski was yesterday put off for a month to allow the police to lift what they say are thousands of pornographic images from his computer.
View ArticleMan's body left in abandoned house for days
NIAGARA, St James — Failure by the police to have a decomposing corpse removed from an abandoned house in this community, which borders St Elizabeth, yesterday triggered a massive protest by residents.
View ArticleWork goes on at Caymanas development
WORK on the Caymanas housing development — a project of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and New Era Homes — is to continue until the environmental authorities complete an assessment of the...
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