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EVEN WITH reports of the hundreds of carriers flying into Jamaica, several of the country's aircraft maintenance engineers (AMEs), many licensed by the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), say they can't find jobs.

Dorothy Lightbourne shocked many Jamaicans when she testified that she had not spoken to People's National Party (PNP) lawyer at the Manatt-Dudus commission of enquiry, K.D. Knight, for over 30 years because of comments made a long time ago.

EVEN when Dorothy Lightbourne's battle with K.D. Knight ends, the attorney general could be faced with deeper and protracted relational problems with some senior public servants. Some of the justice minister's remarks during cross-examination have highlighted the likelihood of strained relationships with her staff in the offices of the director of public prosecutions (DPP) in the future.

With the Bog Walk gorge in St Catherine scheduled to be closed for two months at the end of March, some persons are already predicting a rough period ahead. It is expected that commuters will have to pay more for a longer ride.

Digicel announced yesterday that it has signed an agreement to acquire Claro Jamaica. In a press release, the mobile giant said a deal was signed with América Móvil to acquire its Claro business in Jamaica, and in return, Digicel will sell its businesses in El Salvador and Honduras to América Móvil.

HEALTH MINISTER Rudyard Spencer has condemned yesterday's attack by gunmen on the staff of the Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine. In a release, Spencer declared: "I strongly condemn this callous act."

Prime Minister Bruce Golding said he was concerned about Jamaicans living in Japan and was anxious to hear of their fate following a devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit that country yesterday.

THE OPPOSITION People's National Party (PNP) has labelled Bruce Golding's reign as prime minister as one characterised by "bombs of failure".

For two Tivoli Gardens residents attending the Manatt-Dudus commission of enquiry, the proceedings might be about the truth, but not the whole truth.The citizens, while pleased with being able to attend the hearing ...

Security personnel had to rush in yesterday to quell a flare-up among rival political party officials and supporters before the Manatt-Dudus commission of enquiry was brought to a screeching halt inside the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, yesterday....

People's National Party (PNP) attorney K.D.Knight has accused Justice Minister Dorothy Lightbourne of blatant bias in her handling of the extradition request for accused drug lord Christopher 'Dudus' Coke when compared to her treatment of a similar request...

As pipe-laying work continues in the Bog Walk gorge, St Catherine, that thoroughfare is slated to be closed for a period of two months, beginning towards the end of March 2011. Senior officials of the National Water Commission (NWC) made the disclosure yesterday...