Lead Stories

Tears flowed freely in the west Kingston community of Tivoli Gardens recently as residents prepared to mark the first anniversary of an event they will never forget. Some residents showed open aggression as they blamed the Government and the security forces...

FOUR DAYS after former Prime Minister P.J.Patterson said Jamaica would have seen unprecedented bloodshed had the Financial Sector Adjustment Company (FINSAC) not been established, Karl Blythe, a former member of his Cabinet, says he does not agree.

Residents of the west Kingston community of Hannah Town are appealing to the Government to speedily rebuild and reopen the police station in the community which was destroyed by thugs loyal to alleged crime boss Christopher 'Dudus' Coke almost one year ago....

While residents of Hannah Town continue to appeal for the repair and reopening of the police station in their community, it is a different story for persons in the heart of downtown Kingston who now have access to a spanking new police facility.

From the porch of her home on Edward Seaga Boulevard in Tivoli Gardens, the Reverend Patricka Hall responds cheerily to pleasantries from neighbours. But for the soldiers patrolling the streets and the bullet holes in the buildings, it seemed like another day...

FALMOUTH, Trelawny: A DECISION of the Trelawny Parish Council to lease the government-owned Burwood public beach near Falmouth, has drawn sharp criticisms from northern Trelawny Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Patrick Harris....

WESTERN BUREAU: SOME 100 new jobs will be generated in Montego Bay, St James, which will be the hub for repairs of several abandoned Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses, which will be reintroduced into Jamaica's public transportation system...

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says customers will be spared the full increase in their electricity bills this month. In a media release yesterday, the JPS said it will not be passing on the full cost of oil to customers this month...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding yesterday hinted that the promise of jobs, jobs and more jobs may not be far away. Golding, who was speaking at a political meeting yesterday, said for Jamaicans at least one major project is to be undertaken by overseas...

The country's crime statistics continue to trend downwards. Prime Minister Bruce Golding yesterday said he was informed by Police Commissioner Owen Ellington on the weekend that if the current trend continues...

Former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson says the country should turn its attention towards new areas for creation of economic growth. "We have the challenge of diversification. For too long we have depended on agriculture...

Tamara McKoy's smile could ignite flames in the dullest of hearts. The 28-year-old, who hails from the Tivoli Gardens community in west Kingston, held a permanent toothy grin while she told the tale of how she became involved...