PARLIAMENTARIANS ON both sides of the political divide yesterday clashed in a furious debate on a motion dealing with dual citizenship.The exchanges led to one government member of parliament (MP) urging Speaker of the House Delroy Chuck to rule that...
The financial status of a 28-year-old Manchester route taxi driver jumped seven rungs up the ladder when he was announced as the $5-million winner in the Digicel 'Loaded Christmas' Grand Draw.Representatives from Digicel and financial group Jamaica...
IT WAS a tearful Roger Clarke who exited the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday after he was freed of the charge of causing death by dangerous driving.Clarke nodded as he was greeted by chants of "freedom".
Law firm Henlin Gibson Henlin, in representing Harold Brady, has challenged the legality and validity of a summons served on its client by the commission of enquiry examining the circumstances leading up to the extradition of ousted west Kingston strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke....
IT'S TAMARIND season at Water Lane for many taxi operators. The mid-morning sun had not been out for long in downtown Kingston yesterday and the operators said they would normally be off to a running start by that time of day....
A lawyer for Jean-Claude Duvalier says the former Haitian dictator is facing accusations of corruption and embezzlement for allegedly pilfering the treasury before his 1986 ouster. Defence attorney Gervais Charle...
Mayor of Port Maria Richard Creary yesterday condemned the defacement of the sign at the recently opened Ian Fleming International Airport in Boscobel, St Mary. Airport workers turned up at the location yesterday morning to see what appeared to be black oil...
Many commuters were left perplexed at the start of the first workweek since the opening of the new $400-million transport centre on Water Lane in downtown Kingston. Some were not sure where their bus or taxi terminated, while others were unaware of the free shuttle...
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Bruce Golding says he will not rest until justice is secured in the matter of the United Kingdom-imposed Air Passenger Duty (APD).The "regressive" tax, which was increased by the UK government November last year....
The names of Solicitor General Douglas Leys and attorney Harold Brady took centre stage on a fascinating first day of the Manatt-Dudus Enquiry at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston....
JOLTED BY the deaths of three children over the past two weeks, the Office of the Children's Advocate (OCA) says it will be suing the State for breach of duty and seeking damages on behalf of aggrieved families....
Kingston College library's ceiling fan spun lazily as if propelled by a light breeze.It was neither a warm nor cool day. And, Gifton Wright made his presence known by briskly walking through the doors causing a few to glance in his direction...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP):Haitian national television says former dictator Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier has returned to the country.The stunning development caught the nation off-guard in a moment of political crisis.Duvalier landed on an Air France...
Forty-year-old ex-Special Sergeant Emelio West has been arrested by members of the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) after eluding the police for several months.West left the island last year after tendering his resignation and before a warrant was issued...
The large number of schoolchildren appearing before the courts for various offences is of great concern to the Kiwanis clubs, prompting their Spanish Town branch to launch the Youth Criminal Justice Administration...
Port Antonio, Portland:Eight hours of torrential rain left several communities and roadways flooded in Portland on the weekend, and caused land slippage and the collapse of a retaining wall in Hope Bay....
THE commission of enquiry into the handling of the extradition request for former west Kingston strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke and the subsequent engagement of United States law firm Manatt, Phelps and Phillips ...
For many Jamaican families, the ham is down to the bone and will shortly be supper for the dog.The sorrel, too, is in short supply and, well, Christmas seems a light year ago.The 'new year' is not yet the 'old year'...
WASHINGTON (CMC): The Obama administration has eased restrictions on Americans' travel to Cuba in what it says is an effort to encourage more contact between nationals of both countries."The president has directed...
(CMC):The Trinidad and Tobago government on Friday announced plans to introduce new legislation to facilitate the implementation of the death penalty in the country.Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar in a statement to Parliament...
When their parents moved to St Maarten, 12-year-old Marques Morgan assumed the role of defender of his nine-year-old brother, Shamar. It suited his temperament as the adventurous young man had dreams of becoming a soldier.
A group of experts has painted a dismal picture of mathematics teaching standards in some high schools, claiming continuous training is required to raise teachers' performance in public-education facilities. The team, led by former national mathematics coordinator...
CANADIAN VISITORS Tasha Baker and Saul Robinson were disappointed as they found the closed gates of the internationally famed south coast attraction, Lover's Leap, on Thursday.
