Antigua Attorney General ‘stable’ in hospital after collapse
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) -- Antigua and Barbuda's Attorney General, Justin Simon QC, remained in hospital late Saturday in stable condition after collapsing at a restaurant, an official source has said.
View ArticleBunting stepping down as PNP gen sec
MANCHESTER, Jamaica -- Peter Bunting has announced that he will be stepping down as general secretary of the ruling People’s National Party (PNP) as soon as a replacement is found.
View ArticleEnergy committee urges more due diligence in 360MW project
The Government's proposed 360 megawatt power plant was again thrust into the public spotlight with a call by the Energy Monitoring Committee (EMC) yesterday for more due diligence on the project.
View ArticleCooper calls for more from reggae
CHAIRMAN of the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) Ibo Cooper has called for a better focus on Jamaica getting a greater portion of the billions earned from reggae music.
View ArticleLeonard Howell and the struggles that he fought
IN the 1930s, Jamaica was under the colonial rule of Britain, and the descendants of the slaves faced a tough and terrible life.
View ArticleYoung cancer patient cries out
SEPTEMBER 10 last year started as just a regular day for 18-year-old Kirby Campbell, as she journeyed from the University of the West Indies where she was studying International Relations, to her home...
View ArticlePortia Simpson Miller The 40th anniversary interview
HISTORY, it can be argued, never makes a mistake in appointing human beings to their special places in life.
View ArticleBelair High hails 'Mr T'— a 'born teacher'
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — With more than 30 years as an educator, Isaac Osbourne Thompson has at least three generations from some families whose lives he has impacted.
View ArticleNo respect for the church!
THERE is a new worry by the Church. As the holy institution continues to suffer losses at the hands of criminal elements determined to relieve worship centres of their equipment, ornaments and...
View ArticleWoman stabs lover during dispute over money
A woman who stabbed her common-law husband in his chest during a domestic dispute at their home is to know her fate on February 25.
View ArticleThwaites to air plans for dealing with violence in schools Tuesday
ANOTHER mini debate on the issue of violence in and around government schools is expected Tuesday at Gordon House, when Education Minister Ronald Thwaites is scheduled to answer a number of questions...
View ArticleMichele English: The real island girl
ADMITTING that, based on the image painted in the international media, she had her own perceptions about Jamaica before moving
View ArticleGertrude Daley, 102, walked from Portland to Kingston barefooted
Tomorrow, Gertrude Pounall Daley will celebrate her 102nd birthday.
View ArticleTufton ran away because of me, says Buchanan
HUGH Buchanan believes that his triumph in the St Elizabeth South West constituency, and his subsequent moves to stabilise and reinforce his own position, contributed to the resignation of Dr...
View ArticleRastas must speak with one voice over Pinnacle — Lorne
ATTORNEY-at-law Miguel Lorne is sounding a clarion call for Rastafarians to speak with one voice on the troubling issue surrounding a national monument at Pinnacle in the St Jago Hills of St Catherine.
View ArticleCriminals flee Bay Shore after spotlight turned on them
MEMBERS of two gangs who have been terrorising sections of Bay Shore, Harbour View in East Rural St Andrew, have either fled from the community or are lying low, police have confirmed.
View ArticleTufton wants Jamaicans to open eyes to economic realities
Jamaicans will have to come to terms with some stark realities that presently face the nation and focus anew in order to deal with them, former Senator Dr Christopher Tufton has said.
View Article'Good start' to registration for GoJ Health Card
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The Ministry of Health is saying that registration for the new Government of Jamaica (GoJ) Health Card is off to a "good start" with most facilities reporting brisk activity today...
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