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Legal arguments began yesterday in the appeal brought by 30-year-old Melody Pellinen of Lyssons, St Thomas, who was convicted in December 2007 of the murder of her Finnish husband. Pellinen was sentenced to life imprisonment...

THE NATIONAL Water Commission (NWC) announced yesterday that E.G.Hunter will be leaving the utility company at the end of his present contract in December, after an 11-year presidency.

The Government is once again toying with the idea of mandatory evacuations as it considers how to protect persons most at risk from the expected heavy rain and strong winds associated with the weather system Tomas.There is no law which allows...

WESTERN BUREAU:"Not at this time!" outspoken defence attorney Keith Bishop said yesterday in response to the likelihood of transferring the carnal abuse trial of international pastor, the Reverend Dr Paul Lewis, outside ...

GOVERNMENT MINISTER James Robertson unplugged the microphone of Central Manchester representative Peter Bunting amid chaos in Gordon House on Tuesday.Robertson, the energy minister and member of parliament for West ...

Florence Tingle-Williams in a sombre mood.At top: Tingle-Williams, of Duhaney Pen, St Thomas, points to an area of her yard where her family was flung by waves during Hurricane Dean in 2007.

HOURS AFTER presenting her credentials to Governor General Sir Patrick Allen, new United States ambassador to Jamaica, Pamela Bridgewater, served notice that her history of fighting corruption in other countries will not change while she is assigned here....

The House of Representatives has been asked to approve a salary package of $9.2 million for the commissioner of the recently created Independent Commission of Investigation (INDECOM).The office, which was established in...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester: There are growing concerns about the lack of adequate working fire hydrants in the parish to protect its residents and their properties in case there is a major fire.As such, mayor of Mandeville...

PEDRO, St Ann: Down on their luck, the residents of Pedro in St Ann, just off the Clarendon border, are unable to make any definite preparations for Tropical Storm Tomas which is heading in the general direction of Jamaica. Having had to endure a flooded...

The members of the Devon House board, management and staff have expressed their deep regret at the death of Norma Shirley, restaurateur and pioneer of Jamaican cuisine.In a release yesterday, Carla Seaga, chairman of the Devon House Development Co Ltd...

Still reeling from the effects of Tropical Storm Nicole, some residents in parishes such as Clarendon, Trelawny, Portland and St Ann are now faced with the threat of a second storm. They tell The Gleaner how prepared - or unprepared - they are.