T&T medical doctor on cocaine export charges
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – An Indian-born medical doctor will re-appear in court on June 30 after he was charged with possession and attempting to export nearly two kilograms of cocaine last year.
View ArticleFormer ATL executives freed in fraud case
KINGSTON, Jamaica-- The three former ATL executives in the closely-watched pension fraud trial were freed by the court today.
View Article8-y-o dies in St Catherine fire
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica -- An eight year old boy died in a fire on Monday at his home in Planters district St Catherine.
View ArticleLIME donates to health care
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The LIME Foundation recently donated a Slit Lamp valued more than J$1.5 million to the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI).
View ArticleMen found with 2696 pounds of ganja sentenced
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Three men who were arrested on July 1, 2012 and later charged with several offences under the Dangerous Drugs Act were on Monday sentenced, when they appeared in the Montego Bay...
View ArticleConstant Spring Road businessman arrested for electricity theft
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A business operator along Constant Spring Road in Kingston was on Monday arrested for electric theft.
View ArticleJamaica Select XI 94-4 at lunch v New Zealand
TRELAWNY, Jamaica (CMC) – Jamaica Select X1 replying to New Zealand’s first innings score of 203 for nine were 94 for four at lunch, on the second day of their three-day tour game at the Trelawny...
View ArticleObama spends US$1 b to boost military presence in Europe
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The United States is preparing to boost its military presence in Europe at a cost of up to $1 billion, President Barack Obama said Tuesday, as tensions in the region simmer over...
View Article18-y-o killed after argument over woman
KINGSTON, Jamaica-- The police are questioning a teenager in connection to the killing of another teenager Tuesday morning in the Jones Town community in Kingston.
View ArticleGunman robs patrons, staff at Molynes Road business place
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Patrons and staff at the Molynes Fabricare Centre on Molynes Road in Kingston were Tuesday held up and robbed by a gunman.
View ArticleJamaican, Bahamians arrested after US$3-m ganja find
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – Bahamas police say they have arrested a 49-year-old Jamaican after seizing marijuana with a street value of over US$3 million over the past weekend.
View ArticleJustice Reform Unit starts consultations
THE Justice Reform Implementation Unit (JRIU) has embarked on a series of consultations with members of the legal fraternity, in response to a call from the chief justice for the full implementation of...
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EFFECTIVE Sunday, June 8, 2014, the price of your Daily Observer will be increased to $60.00 and the Sunday Observer to $130.00.
View ArticleNWA gets $50 million for drain cleaning
THE National Works Agency (NWA) has been allocated $50 million to carry out mitigation measures for the 2014 hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30.
View ArticlePhillips doing a good job — Blythe
SADDLED with the responsibility of implementing harsh economic measures as prescribed by the International Monetary Fund, Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips is probably the most despised politician in...
View ArticleRuling on no-case submission in ATL pension fraud case today
THE three former Appliance Traders Limited (ATL) executives on fraud charges in the much-publicised pension case, will know their fate today when Senior Magistrate Lorna Shelly-Williams rules on their...
View ArticleBook industry, ministry agree to expand supplementary booklist
THE Ministry of Education yesterday agreed to expand the supplementary booklist being developed by the ministry.
View ArticleJA BizTown getting private sector support
A Junior Achievement Jamaica (JAJ) programme aimed at exposing primary school students to the world of work is receiving strong support from private sector firms that have committed to establishing...
View ArticleOpposition leader says he ‘cured’ daughter’s asthma with...
HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC) — Opposition Leader Marc Bean has come under fire from a leading children's rights advocate after admitting he gave his then-young daughter "ganja tea" to treat her asthma.
View ArticleVIDEO: Business kids
GRADE five students in primary schools across the island will gain hands-on experience in the work world through a special business assimilation programme to be rolled out by Junior Achievement Jamaica...
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