Danny Roberts, former vice-president of the National Workers Union (NWU) and its affiliate, the Union of Clerical, Administrative and Supervisory Employees, has resigned from that organisation....
Former United States President Bill Clinton is slated to visit the island next month. Clinton, founder of the William J.Clinton Foundation and 42nd president of the United States...
The Toll Authority has determined that the introduction of three lanes leaving Portmore in the morning, on that leg of Highway 2000, has been effective in alleviating some of the traffic congestion faced by residents.The new measure was introduced on...
SECRETARY GENERAL of the Organisation of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, is batting for full disclosure in relation to the funding of political parties in the Caribbean.
Generation 2000 (G2K), the young professionals' arm of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), wants Contractor General Greg Christie to delve deeper into the so-called sweetheart deals between the previous administration...
The usually pristine lawns of King's House were freshly trimmed as dapperly dressed guests took their seats. The distinguished guests turned out on a typical September afternoon in the tropics to see the installation of Marigold Harding as the new custos...
Retired Court of Appeal judge Boyd Carey has been barred from continuing to sit on the commission of enquiry into the collapse of the financial sector in the 1990s. The Judicial Review Court yesterday ordered his removal...
Police personnel are trying to come to grips with the drowning of a colleague who fell into the river and disappeared while chasing gunmen yesterday.Corporal Vincent Bent, of the Mobile Reserve, along with a special...
Police Commissioner Owen Ellington has declared that the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) can be cleansed within five years if serious efforts are made to rid it of undisciplined members. Addressing the 67th joint central conferences of the Jamaica Police Federation...
The head of the body representing rank-and-file police personnel across the island has accused the Government of "blatant corruption" and support of criminals...
One of the more positive traits of humanity glimmered at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) yesterday when a troubled teen, teetering on the edge of death, was saved by the swift action of a group of young policemen. The lawmen, high-powered weapons in tow...
The Cabinet has approved amendments to the proposed Charter of Rights to reverse the effects of the Privy Council's ruling in the Pratt and Morgan case.Details of the changes have not yet been made public but they are...
The National Works Agency (NWA) has given the assurance that everything is in place for repair work to begin on the deplorable roadways in Newport West, Kingston, before the end of the year.The assurance comes amid...
The Government has moved to clear the air about its position on the local media in the wake of growing unease following recent comments by Prime Minister Bruce Golding.On Sunday...
Published:Wednesday | September 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM
At a time when the police are coming under pressure due to recent events depicting them in a negative light, a group of Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) graduates is being encouraged to abide by basic principles of society in order to be effective law enforcers...
Published:Wednesday | September 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM
It may have been Prime Minister Bruce Golding hosting a fun day for the children of Tivoli Gardens, west Kingston, but the real rock star at the event was police Sergeant Nicholas Charlton....
Published:Wednesday | September 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM
Hi, Neighbour! This was Aunt Myrtle's admonition to her niece: "June, don't turn away people who need your help. You may have to turn to them when life takes a turn in the wrong direction."
Published:Wednesday | September 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM
The resignation of prominent businessman James Moss-Solomon from public-sector boards, in protest over a perceived failure of both Government and Opposition to give strong effective leadership, has been met with a difference of opinion from a prominent state board chairman....
Published:Wednesday | September 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM
Last December's incident, in which an American Airlines (AA) jet skidded off a wet runway at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston while landing, has prompted United States crash investigators to review how well some aeroplanes'...
Published:Wednesday | September 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM
All People's National Party (PNP) candidates for the next general and local government elections, including its top-tier leadership, will have to face the party's recently established Integrity Commission and pass a fit...
Published:Wednesday | September 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM
Jamaica has been ranked as "mostly free" by watchdog organisation Freedom House in its report on the state of workers rights in 165 countries, comprising those considered to have modern economies.
Published:Wednesday | September 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM
Chairman of the People's National Party (PNP) Communication Committee, Dr Peter Phillips, looks set to take up the position of campaign director. It is understood that Phillips, still viewed as one of the most...
Published:Wednesday | September 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM
Cyril McEwan takes pride in his job as community bell-ringer. The 62-year-old church usher from Craighton in the hills of rural St Andrew is admired in that community for his enviable church bell-ringing skills, a talent he developed over time....
Former Minister of National Security Dr Peter Phillips has denied any wrongdoing in not seeking Cabinet approval before signing a document to share information with United States law-enforcement authorities....
Panic has gripped the prison population at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre after a significant number of inmates came down with flu-like symptoms in recent weeks. Yesterday, acting Commissioner...
