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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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.

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...

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....

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...

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....

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