BLOODTHIRSTY Gangster wanted to exhume skull for morbid ritual, court told; soldier who was alleged crony eager to ‘tun up di ting’ 2 Nov 2021/Tanesha Mundle/Staff Reporter A FORMER don-turned-prosecution witness delivered a...
Improve vaccine messaging The calls for a full opening of the country are becoming even louder. The Government is now tasked with coming up with plans to combat the fourth wave and avoid the wasting of another batch of COVID vaccines. The messaging...
The Finland ambassador to Jamaica, Mr Ripatti, arrived on the island for a short visit. The ambassador's visit was a demonstration of intent to strengthen the bond between Jamaica and Finland. Published Thursday, November 5, 1987 Finnish Envoy...
Tourists and locals that like sightseeing will enjoy their experience in the first and only luxury bus on the island. The bus valuing approximately £8,500 arrived at the Royal Mall Wharf and is to be used along with the Morning Star for...
In his address, after his swearing-in, the new prime minister of Jamaica spoke of the surmounting debt of the country. He shared that just before the elections, the Bank of Jamaica had run out of money and was surviving on a loan from Iran. ...
After a much-publicised event, fans were left disappointed with the outcome of Ray Charles' show. Because of bad weather and terrible equipment, the superstar was unable to perform for his fans. He apologised profusely but fans...
A 70-year-old woman was clearing out her home in Northumberland when she spotted the diamond and took it to be valued. The gem is now set to go under the hammer next month after analysis revealed that it is a 34-carat diamond. Auctioneer Mark Lane...
The Italian Catholic priest Father Gian Matteo Roggio has claimed some people believe that a "malignant force" is behind the global health crisis and that the feeling is particularly strong among those who have been badly affected by...
Dentists began recommending two minutes as the standard brushing time back in the 1970s but new evidence suggests people should spend up to four minutes cleaning their teeth. Dr Josefine Hirschfield, a lecturer in restorative dentistry at the...
Chinese researchers have suggested that those with higher heels are happier in the bedroom as the shoes stimulate the pelvic floor muscles, which are integral to female sexual satisfaction. Scientists from Fudan University in Shanghai question over...
By Werner Hoyer LUXEMBOURG: The world must change how it tackles the climate crisis. The current approach is too slow and risks falling short of our own targets for limiting global warming and mitigating its impact. And, no...
GENEVA (ILO News): The loss of working hours in 2021 because of the pandemic will be significantly higher than previously estimated, as a two-speed recovery between developed and developing nations threatens the global economy as a whole,...
BRUSSELS: The COVID-19 pandemic has instilled many harsh lessons. But the most important is that infectious-disease outbreaks pose a risk not just to public health but also to global security. Like nuclear proliferation, terrorism, and climate...
ILO calls for universal social protection in Latin America and the Caribbean following the severe impact of COVID-19 LIMA, Peru: The COVID-19 crisis highlighted the shortcomings of social protection systems in Latin America and the...
GENEVA: At the end of October, an intergovernmental working group there will be a meeting to push for an international treaty governing multinational companies’ responsibility for upholding human rights. The working group, created in 2014 by...
DEATH WISH Jamaica urged to debate euthanasia rights for patients in grave pain 1 Nov 2021/David Salmon MEDICAL AND scientific professionals believe that the time is right for Jamaica to frontally discuss the ethical dilemma surrounding the...
STILL LIVING IN HELL Slow road to compensation for George Williams 31 Oct 2021/Corey Robinson HE HAS been out 17 months now, but 74-yearold George Williams, a schizophrenic who spent more than 50 years in prison without a trial, continues a...
JC PASSES BUCK Board rolls Ruel Reid imbroglio back to Williams 30 Oct 2021/Edmond Campbell THE BOARD of Jamaica College (JC) says it is now awaiting a response from Education Minister Fayval Williams, after approving three recommendations...
NIGHTMARE Bath children frozen with fear as abduction suspect still on the run 29 Oct 2021/Shanna Monteith THE ABDUCTION saga that triggered fear and anxiety in the usually tranquil community of Bath, St Thomas, continues to wreak havoc...
Anti-vax lawsuits kick up a gear 28 Oct 2021/ Jovan Johnson THE SUPREME Court is moving quickly to settle on whether it will grant injunctions sought by employees of two companies against the imposition of mandatory COVID-19...
SCHOOL RELIEF Thousands of primary students get Nov 8 green light for face-to-face 27 Oct 2021/Edmond Campbell and Christopher Serju MORE THAN 45,000 students and 2,520 teachers at the primary level have been given the green light to...
‘IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A CIRCUS’ DPP explains why Smith case was transferred to Kingston 26 Oct 2021/Judana Murphy/ Gleaner Writer DIRECTOR OF Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn has cited security concerns and the right to a...
Mission to reopen schools 27 Oct 2021 THE EIGHT organisations, including the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which this week published an open letter to the Government, estimated that Jamaica’s students have lost around...
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then it is likely the cartoonist's pen, chock full of underlying meaning and different ways of seeing an issue, may be worth so many more. Take a look at this week past's line-up of cartoons as...
