Police seize AK-47 in Kingston
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An AK-47 assault rifle was found on premises in Rollington Town, Kingston during an operation in the parish yesterday.
View ArticleRunaway Bay four charged with illegal possession of firearm
ST ANN, Jamaica — Four people who were taken into custody on Sunday have been charged following the seizure of a firearm.
View ArticleJudgement reserved in Transport Ministry’s challenge to OCG
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Transport and Works will know at a later date if it will be given the green light to challenge the Office of the Contractor General's powers to probe the activities...
View ArticleMen on murder charge remanded
ST ANN, Jamaica – Four men charged for the murder of a Canadian national in Runaway Bay, St. Ann earlier this month were remanded when they appeared in court today.
View ArticleAccompong Maroons to support St Elizabeth's 50 celebrations
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — Head of the Accompong Maroons Colonel Ferron Williams says his community will participate in Jamaica 50 events organised within St Elizabeth and is now in "dialogue" with...
View ArticleGov't again explores possibility of aluminium production
NEARLY 40 years after the plan was touted in one of the several failed regional integration initiatives, the Government is again exploring whether aluminium can be produced in Jamaica.
View ArticleChurches Emancipation lecture this Sunday
THE 19th church-driven Emancipation Lecture, which takes place this Sunday at the Meadowbrook United Church in St Andrew, is to be presented this year as part of Jamaica’s 50th anniversary of...
View ArticleOCG queries deals with contractors
THE Office of the Contractor General (OCG) says that a special audit into the Quarterly Contract Award (QCA) reports from the Rural Electrification Programme (REP) has uncovered $35 million in...
View ArticleJamaican to receive White House honour today
WASHINGTON, DC, USA — Jamaican-born Dr Claire A Nelson, founder and president of the Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS), will be honoured by the White House today as a 'Champion of Change'.
View ArticleGov’t tables three CCJ bills in House
THE Government tabled three Bills in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, aimed at replacing the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as Jamaica's...
View Article$14m in outstanding sums paid to jurors
MORE than $14 million has already been paid over to jurors by the Court Management Services (CMS) as the entity tries to clear up a huge backlog of claims filed prior to it becoming fully operational...
View ArticleLondoners heed advice to use public transportation
LONDON, England — Very few private cars could be seen around the Olympic City yesterday as Londoners heed the warning to park their vehicles and take public transportation.
View ArticleFlow customers to benefit from new technology
CABLE TV and telephone provider Flow yesterday said it is well on the way to introducing new, cutting-edge technology that will allow customers to watch their favourite programmes remotely, using...
View ArticleThree US tourists missing in St Ann
ST ANN, Jamaica — THE St Ann police are yet to locate a family of three who were on a cruise to Ocho Rios in the parish yesterday, but have reportedly gone missing.
View ArticleOLYMPIC FEVER - Jamaicans ready to celebrate
JAMAICANS across the Corporate Area spent yesterday making final preparations to view, with the rest of the world, the start of the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London, England, today.
View ArticlePride as Ja-born Althea Smith takes office as mayor of Southwark
LONDON, England — On August 6 when the Jamaican flag is hoisted at a number of town halls across the United Kingdom, Jamaicans here will have one more thing to celebrate — that of the recent election...
View ArticleGov't given three months to return Zeeks' money
THE Government has been given a period of three months by the High Court within which to return the more than $24 million seized by the police from the home of convicted murderer Donald 'Zeeks' Phipps...
View ArticleBus driver arrested for sexually assaulting teens
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A bus driver has been charged with sexually assaulting two girls aged 15 and 17.
View ArticleJudge orders co-guardianship for Michael Jackson's kids
LOS ANGELES, USA (AP) — A judge yesterday reinstated Katherine Jackson as the guardian of Michael Jackson's three children in an arrangement that also keeps their cousin as temporary co-guardian.
View ArticleMandeville road closures to facilitate police march past
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — The Police are advising members of the public that in order to facilitate a March Past — the Jamaica Constabulary Force's official participation in the Independence...
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