Gay man fined for pouring hot soup on ex-lover
A man who was injured after his ex-lover poured hot soup over his head left the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court in disappointed mood today after the judge did not comply with his request to...
View ArticleLeading Cuba dissident on hunger strike
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — A Cuban dissident has gone on a hunger strike after authorities detained him for three weeks without charge, activists spokesman said yesterday.
View ArticleLucky detective bumps into suspect
MICHIGAN, USA (AP) — A Michigan detective can credit legwork, luck and one man's bad habit for his latest arrest.
View ArticleSize of PM's entourage irks Holness
OPPOSITION Leader Andrew Holness has questioned the size of a Government delegation, led by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, to the United States saying that it goes against the economic hardships...
View Article'They have to give us something'
THE Jamaica Association of Transport Owners and Operators (JATOO), which represents 3,300 public transport operators across the island, yesterday submitted a formal application to the transport...
View ArticleDon't pay them
SOUTH West St Catherine Member of Parliament Everald Warmington is pressuring the Government to make legislative changes that will stop political representatives on the Electoral Commission of Jamaica...
View ArticleVincentian PM released from hospital
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, (CMC) — Vincentian Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has been released from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados where he spent the weekend receiving treatment for an...
View Article100-day test unfair to PNP — Prof Wilson
THE practice of assessing Jamaican political administrations after their first 100 days in office - in this case the People's National Party - is unfair to those parties and should be discouraged, a...
View ArticleHaitian downplays diplomatic spat
A leading businessman from Haiti has downplayed the recent closure of the Haitian embassy in Jamaica and any adverse impact that may have on trade relations between the two countries.
View ArticleJIPO marks Intellectual Property Week
THE Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) is this week observing Intellectual Property Week under the theme 'Nation Building through Creativity and Innovation'.
View ArticleUS troops extend search for Uganda's Kony
WASHINGTON, USA (AFP) — US President Barack Obama yesterday said he would prolong the mission of 100 US special forces helping Ugandan troops scour thick African jungles for rebel Lord's Resistance...
View ArticleStreet Scenes - April 25, 2012
(Photos: Lionel Rookwood)Street Scenes Friday, April 20, 2012
View ArticleGov't ignores CG, moves ahead with major projects
THE Government says it will be forging ahead with three major infrastructure works, which it says are critical to the country's future development, despite concerns raised by Contractor General Greg...
View Article'Put your child's education before the liquor, hairpiece and nails'
EDUCATION Minister Rev Ronald Thwaites has warned the country not to expect any increased allocation towards education in the upcoming budget, but instead called on parents and businesses to contribute...
View ArticleMoldovan president refuses to sign castration law
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova's president has refused to sign a law that would have meant that foreigners convicted of sexually abusing children in Moldova were chemically castrated.
View ArticleChavez active, upbeat on Cuban TV
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez appeared in video images for the first time in 10 days yesterday, chatting with aides and relatives in an upbeat outdoor encounter that...
View ArticlePHOTO: Gay Parade
Managua, Nicaragua — Contestants gather after attending a press conference ahead the 2012 Miss Nicaragua Gay beauty contest in Managua, Monday. The contest will be held this Saturday at the at the...
View ArticleReputable persons on the run because of Ponzi schemes — Franklyn
Many reputable persons and institutions "who propagate the highest form of ethics and moral values" are among those on the run from Jamaicans who are demanding repayment for money lost in the Ponzi...
View ArticleChina, N Korea reaffirm ties after rocket test
BEIJING, China (AP) — Chinese President Hu Jintao met with a top North Korean envoy in a reaffirmation of traditional ties following Chinese pique over Pyongyang's recent attempted rocket launch.
View ArticleSouth Sudan's leader says Sudan has declared war
BEIJING, China (AP) — The president of newly independent South Sudan, in Beijing lobbying for economic and diplomatic support, told China's president yesterday that attacks by rival Sudan amount to a...
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