Sat | May 16, 2026

Lead Stories

Published:Wednesday | November 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

NEWMARKET, St Elizabeth: Residents in Newmarket, St Elizabeth, have urged the authorities to move swiftly to fog and spray the community, which they say is being invaded by mosquitoes.The community has been plagued by mosquitoes since September, after...

Published:Wednesday | November 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Prime Minister Bruce Golding is to meet today with Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Ken Baugh and British high commissioner to Jamaica, Howard Drake, to discuss reports that the United Kingdom government plans to send home imprisoned Jamaicans before their sentences...

Published:Wednesday | November 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

"It's time for a change ... it's time to start something new." The words reverberated from the lips of former Prime Minister Edward Seaga on Monday night as he spoke at the launch of the second segment of his autobiography, My Life and Leadership...

Published:Wednesday | November 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

In its bid to improve accountability in the public-health sector, the Ministry of Health is moving to strengthen inventory management for pharmaceuticals and medical sundries. Health Minister Rudyard Spencer said this was expected to be realised...

Published:Wednesday | November 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU: In a bizarre twist, the trial of televangelist, the Reverend Dr Paul Lewis, was stalled again yesterday as the mothers of the two complainants in his carnal abuse case fell ill overnight and were unable to attend the sitting...

Published:Wednesday | November 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

EVERALD WARMINGTON has thrown out a proposed economic enablement programme which North East St Andrew Member of Parliament Delroy Chuck submitted to the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) for approval, saying it was...

Published:Tuesday | November 9, 2010 | 12:00 AM

FEWER energy-saving light bulbs are being used by Jamaicans, according to information contained in the 2009 Survey of Living Conditions (SLC). The report found that there was a 4.4 per cent reduction in the use of fluorescent bulbs....

Published:Tuesday | November 9, 2010 | 12:00 AM

A diplomatic row appears to be taking shape between Jamaica and the United Kingdom (UK) over plans by the British government to send home close to 1,000 Jamaicans convicted in that country. A report out of Great Britain suggests that UK Prime Minister David Cameron...

Published:Tuesday | November 9, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Excel, London: As Caribbean Airlines takes over traditional Air Jamaica routes, the parent company of the former national carrier has announced commencement of flights from Kingston to Toronto as at November 1.The Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL)...

Published:Tuesday | November 9, 2010 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU: THE MONTEGO Bay cruise-ship industry received a well-needed boost on Monday when it welcomed the 2,500-passenger AIDAluna cruise vessel on its inaugural stop.Captain of the vessel from Germany, Thomas...

Published:Tuesday | November 9, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Several cases set for trial this week in the Home Circuit Court had to be put off because of insufficient jurors and the recent decision by defence lawyers not to accept legal-aid assignments because the Government owes them...

Published:Tuesday | November 9, 2010 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU: THE CARNAL abuse trial of televangelist the Reverend Dr Paul Lewis hit a snag yesterday when one of the empanelled seven-member jury failed to return to the Westmoreland Circuit Court after lunch....

Published:Tuesday | November 9, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Hi,I got married June 2007 in Davie, Florida. One year and one day after, I found out via text message that my husband was seeing another person in Jamaica.

Published:Tuesday | November 9, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Dear Mr Bassie, I am a lay minister living in Jamaica and intend to visit the United Kingdom (UK) in my pastoral capacity. I have been informed that while visiting the UK, I may need to register and report to the police.

Published:Tuesday | November 9, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Hi Mrs Ffolkes-Abrahams, I hold a certificate as a nursing assistant. Do you have any information on the Live-in Caregiver Programme? Is there a website that I could visit?

Published:Tuesday | November 9, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Excel, London: IN WHAT is being described as a major coup, Jamaica has reportedly become the first tourism destination in the world to produce a video filmed entirely in 3D. Created by eXposure4 Ltd, in partnership with the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), the film was unveiled...

Published:Tuesday | November 9, 2010 | 12:00 AM

THE JAMAICA Public Service Company Ltd (JPS) yesterday revealed that more than a third of households in Denham Town had taken the first step to have their electricity supply regularised.In a release, the JPS said 2,304 households had signed up ...

Published:Tuesday | November 9, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The police have vowed that there will be no let-up in their drive to rid the streets of downtown Kingston of illegal activities. Already, the police have launched an initiative to remove sellers who had set up their stalls in no-vending areas....

Published:Monday | November 8, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Colombian president to visit Jamaica - Colombian President Juan Mañuel Santos is expected to arrive in Jamaica later this month to continue discussions on bilateral cooperation on a number of areas, including security....

Published:Monday | November 8, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Brands are normally associated with products and services, but William McConnell, known to many as the man responsible for transforming the face of Appleton Jamaica Rum and other premium brands, yesterday implored...

Published:Monday | November 8, 2010 | 12:00 AM

HAVING SEEN the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Charlie in 1951, Hurricane Gilbert in 1988 and numerous other weather systems over the years, 94-year-old Lewis Cole was taking no chances in the face of ominous warnings...

Published:Monday | November 8, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Residents are appealing for state authorities to reinstall railings and set up signage at the approach to a bridge in Sunning Hill, eastern St Thomas, which poses grave danger to unsuspecting motorists....

Published:Monday | November 8, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Police from the St Catherine South Division yesterday seized more than 800lb of marijuana and arrested two men at Hellshire, the seaside community fast gaining a reputation as a key hub in the transnational drug network....

Published:Monday | November 8, 2010 | 12:00 AM

THE LOWER House is called the House of Representatives because it is the people's body. The members of this House are all elected by the people and have been entrusted with the responsibility of making laws, levying taxes and spending money on behalf of the people.

Published:Monday | November 8, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The University of the West Indies, Mona, and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have signed a letter of agreement for a Japan Funds-in-Trust IDB/UWI Child Cohort Study.Under the agreement, the Japanese government, through the IDB, will provide...

Pages

Subscribe to Lead Stories