Appeal court rules for 'Bill'
THE Court of Appeal has ordered the Canada-based Bank of Nova Scotia to pay half the legal costs of William 'Bill' Clarke, its former Jamaica head, as the court referred back for arbitration a dispute...
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 ArticleRegistration for GOJ health card begins
REGISTRATION for the long-awaited Government of Jamaica (GOJ) Health Card began yesterday at public health facilities across the island. Registration is also being facilitated at the Ministry of...
View ArticleSenator cites need for specialised units, prosecutors to deal with cyber crimes
OPPOSITION Senator Alexander Williams says the low level of prosecutions under the 2010 Cybercrimes Act might be an indication that there is a need for specialised units and prosecutors to deal with...
View ArticlePatrons experience 'Joie De Vie' at wellness festival
FORT Clarence Beach in Portmore, St Catherine, was abuzz with activities on the weekend, when health and wellness took centre stage at Joie De Vie or The Joy of Living festival.
View ArticleYouth curfew
POLICE were last night scheduled to start a nine o'clock curfew for children under 17 years old in the often volatile West Kingston section of the capital as part of a crusade against crime, winning...
View ArticleNo bad blood between Peter Phillips and PM
PRIME Minister Portia Simpson Miller says finance minister and the man who challenged her in a bruising contest for the leadership of the People's National Party (PNP), has her full support and that of...
View ArticleNWC eyeing stronger measures to collect $12b owed by customers
WITH over $12 billion owed to it by delinquent consumers, hundreds of whom are now before the courts, the National Water Commission (NWC) has warned that it might have to take even harsher steps to...
View ArticleMob burns house of alleged St Thomas child killer
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — The community of Top Hill and surrounding districts in St Thomas are still reeling from the shocking news that an eight-year-old child was brutally murdered and possibly raped...
View ArticleMan killed by tractor in Manchester
MANCHESTER, Jamaica -- The Cross Keys Police are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a man who was reportedly killed by a tractor in Stones Hope, Manchester on Tuesday.
View ArticleAsafa on Peek
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell has partnered with Finnish mobile application development company, UGmore, to provide extensive and exclusive content on the company’s social media...
View ArticleSimpson dope case: Attorney questions doctor's qualifications
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Sprinter Sherone Simpson's defence attorney Kwame Gordon Wednesday tore into Jamaica anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) witness Dr Paul Wright about his qualification to speak...
View ArticleForex: J$107.75 to one US dollar
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar traded at an average J$107.75 on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily foreign exchange trading summary.
View ArticleOpposition top brass meet with Commissioner of Police
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Opposition Leader Andrew Holness and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Shadow Cabinet members, Derrick Smith and Dr Horace Chang along with newly-appointed Deputy Spokesperson on National...
View ArticleCISOCA seeks man in child porn case
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Detectives from the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) are seeking a man in relation to investigations in a recent case of child pornography.
View ArticlePHOTO: ATL donates a/c unit to St Ann’s Bay Hospital
ST ANN, Jamaica – Appliance Traders Limited (ATL) recently donated an air condition unit to the St Ann’s Bay Hospital in St Ann for use in the waiting room of the female surgical ward.
View ArticleSafe School Policy to be implemented in primary schools beginning September
KINGSTON, Jamaica-- Guidelines from the National Safe School Policy will be implemented in 595 primary schools, beginning September 2014, according to the Ministry of Education.
View ArticleLorna Arthurs, 67, missing
MANCHESTER, Jamaica-- Sixty-seven-year-old Lorna Arthurs of Greenvale Housing Scheme, Mandeville, Manchester has been missing since Saturday, February 1.
View ArticleMay Pen police find submachine gun in crocus bag
CLARENDON, Jamaica-- The police have reported the discovery of a submachine gun on Bucks Avenue in May Pen, Clarendon Wednesday morning.
View ArticleFlooded British villages ignite climate debate
THORNEY, England (AP) — As children climb into boats to get to school and scores of hoses pump floodwaters from fields day and night, one corner of southwest England is trying to reclaim its land....
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