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Published:Wednesday | March 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Corporal-punishment advocates received a legal blow last week after the the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) ruled that a teacher should be slapped with criminal charges for blinding a boy while attempting to beat one of his peers....

Published:Wednesday | March 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Despite the mad rush that greeted the opening of the ticket office for the 101st staging of the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships on Monday, there are doubts...

Published:Wednesday | March 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Lawyers who practise in St Thomas yesterday boycotted the St Thomas Circuit Court sitting for a second day.On Monday, the lawyers and concerned citizens in the parish demonstrated against the Government's tardiness...

Published:Wednesday | March 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

With Jamaica poised to earn well in excess of the 'elusive' US$2 billion in foreign exchange from the tourism sector this year, Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, says the time is now right for the three key players - agriculture...

Published:Wednesday | March 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

THE CLARENDON police has launched an attack on gangs in the parish, a strategy which Dathan Henry, senior superintendent of police for the parish, said is largely responsible for the decrease in homicides recorded there....

Published:Wednesday | March 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

ALBERT GORDON, the acting president of the National Water Commission (NWC), has been appointed to fill the post permanently effective April 1.Minister of Water and Housing Dr Horace Chang announced the appointment yesterday almost three months after...

Published:Wednesday | March 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Students from the Stella Maris Preparatory School 4-H Club inspect a display while attending the Jamaica 4-H Clubs National Achievement Expo 2011...

Published:Wednesday | March 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Burnt members of the failed Olint investment scheme may just get back their money after all.
David Smith, the former head of Olint, has committed to make full repayments to every investor in the scheme. But there is no indication yet where Smith will get the money...

Published:Wednesday | March 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Vivian Crawford, the charismatic head of the Institute of Jamaica, will be stepping down from the post of executive director in early June.Crawford has been leading the East Street, Kingston-based institute for 11 years, even though initially he had...

Published:Wednesday | March 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The Manatt-Dudus commission of enquiry appears to have doubled in cost to Jamaican taxpayers. Prime Minister Bruce Golding, who will today resume his testimony before the commission, yesterday shared cost estimates...

Published:Wednesday | March 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Newly minted Police Officer of the Year, Corporal Neil Brown, has suggested that the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) look to the police youth clubs for new members.Brown, who was speaking shortly after he was named the LASCO/JCF top cop for 2011-2012...

Published:Tuesday | March 29, 2011 | 12:00 AM

A three-day seminar on the functions of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) opened yesterday at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.ISA Secretary General Nii Odunton of Ghana said the seminar will be attended by representatives from...

Published:Tuesday | March 29, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Beginning April 1, the Transport Authority will be cracking down on the operators of public passenger and commercial vehicles whose licences have expired.The operators are being urged to renew their road licences now and avoid prosecution.Road licences...

Published:Tuesday | March 29, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The perennial problem of nowhere to park in downtown Kingston is keeping several shoppers away from the commercial district and stifling plans to breathe new life into the area.
But the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) says it is well aware....

Published:Tuesday | March 29, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Long lines and disgruntlement marked the opening of ticket sales yesterday for the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships as hundreds of fans braved ...

Published:Tuesday | March 29, 2011 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU: Anger, depression, and tears defined the mood at Cornwall College on Monday as students, teachers, and administrative staff struggled to come to grips with the murder of 16-year-old Matthew Reid on Saturday at the Centrepoint Plaza in Montego Bay, ...

Published:Tuesday | March 29, 2011 | 12:00 AM

SOME UNITED States attorneys, including Steve Zissou, the lawyer representing accused Jamaica drug dealer Christopher 'Dudus' Coke, have criticised the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for the manner in which it has been building cases...

Published:Tuesday | March 29, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Horror gave way to fury in Waterford, St Catherine, yesterday as residents agitatedly watched a National Water Commission (NWC) tractor disconnecting the sewerage lines of several residents with outstanding bills....

Published:Tuesday | March 29, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The Department of Local Government has started proceedings against several landowners who owe property taxes for over five years.On Sunday, approximately 400 property owners across the island were listed...

Published:Monday | March 28, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Hundreds of wards of the state have been running away from children's homes and places of safety across Jamaica. Some of them, including several deemed uncontrollable by the courts, are still on the lam...

Published:Monday | March 28, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The country's youth leaders are urging the Government to arm itself for a major stand-off with members from all ranks of the National Youth Council of Jamaica (NYCJ) if their call for a revision of the no-user-fee policy in...

Published:Monday | March 28, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Constable Aubrey Grant of the Motorised Patrol with his daughter, Jenae, as they make their way into the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands St Michael's Church...

Published:Monday | March 28, 2011 | 12:00 AM

MELROSE HILL, Manchester:ONE MAN died and three other persons were injured when the car in which they were travelling was involved in a crash along the Melrose Hill main road yesterday.The dead man has been identified as Dave Marks, who is believed to...

Published:Monday | March 28, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Even before the formal introduction of GRAPE, the Clarendon police say they were integrally involved in trying to rescue delinquent youngsters in the parish.Senior Superintendent of Police Dathan Henry, head of the Clarendon police, told a Gleaner...

Published:Monday | March 28, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Missionaries of the Poor yesterday opened an anti-abortion facility, pledging to provide assistance to pregnant women and to preserve the sanctity of life. The Holy Innocent's Centre is located at Heroes Circle, Kingston....

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