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Published:Friday | July 2, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Embattled pastor Merrick 'Al' Miller gave in to mounting criticism and announced yesterday that he was taking a break from his position as head of the National Transformation Programme (NTP). Miller is booked to appear in the Corporate Area Resident...

Published:Friday | July 2, 2010 | 12:00 AM

ONE WEEK after the House of Representatives approved a package of legislation to help in the fight against crime, an opposition backbencher has called for Parliament to take a more detailed look at the issue. Sharon Hay-Webster, the member of parliament...

Published:Friday | July 2, 2010 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU: Just days ahead of the CARICOM heads of government meeting in Montego Bay, St James, tourism stakeholders are calling for collective action on the long-promised regional marketing fund....

Published:Friday | July 2, 2010 | 12:00 AM

THE EXECUTIVE of the Post and Telecommunications Department came under intense fire from members of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Tuesday for a major lapse...

Published:Friday | July 2, 2010 | 12:00 AM

At least four regional leaders will be absent from Montego Bay, St James, on Sunday when the 31st meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) gets under way....

Published:Thursday | July 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM

No murders were recorded in three parishes last month as it becomes clear that June will record the fewest homicides in a single month in two years.Police statistics obtained by The Gleaner show that up to Sunday, 79 murders were recorded last month,...

Published:Thursday | July 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Forty-five persons serving sentences for crimes ranging from murder to illegal possession of firearms were paroled last year.They were among 168 new applications considered by the Parole Board in 2009.Information Minister Daryl Vaz told reporters...

Published:Thursday | July 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Cabinet has approved changes to the legislation governing plea-bargaining that should sweep away concerns that conflicting laws might jeopardise criminals' ability to rat out cronies and spend less time behind bars."The amendments will allow a judge...

Published:Thursday | July 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM

A botched juror selection yesterday forced the adjournment of the trial of four men whose murder case has been pending for 11 years. After six of the standard 12 jurors were chosen...

Published:Thursday | July 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Embattled evangelical pastor Merrick 'Al' Miller has met with Prime Minister Bruce Golding to explain his role in the capture of one-time fugitive Christopher 'Dudus' Coke.However, Information Minister Daryl Vaz, who made the disclosure yesterday, said...

Published:Thursday | July 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM

When Ruby Lawrence walks into the gym, she gets all the stares. Of course, that's not uncommon for busty 20-somethings with butt-hugging tights. But for the bespectacled fitness buff, who is quite a looker in her own right...

Published:Thursday | July 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM

May's civil unrest which turned sections of the Jamaican capital into a shooting range was the result of decades-old social neglect which led to the creation of criminal Frankensteins, says business mogul Douglas Orane.The GraceKennedy Group chairman...

Published:Thursday | July 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM

GOVERNMENT BACKBENCHER Dr St Aubyn Bartlett yesterday sought to oust Dr Wykeham McNeill from chairing a meeting of the Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC). Bartlett wanted McNeill to relinquish...

Published:Thursday | July 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Gunmen rampaged the St Catherine home of Commerce Minister Karl Samuda yesterday, holding a family member and workers hostage before stealing a firearm and cash. A clearly shaken Samuda told The Gleaner that he felt violated, even as investigators...

Published:Thursday | July 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM

A woman constable who pleaded guilty to uttering a forged document in the form of a tax waiver for $45 million was sentenced Tuesday to nine months' imprisonment.She is 44-year-old Annmarie McKalin, an 11-year member of the Island Special Constabulary...

Published:Wednesday | June 30, 2010 | 12:00 AM

RACISM FEARS are causing many black people to rule out careers in certain professions, a survey in the United Kingdom has shown.

Published:Wednesday | June 30, 2010 | 12:00 AM

AMID A massive deployment of soldiers in the Corporate Area and St Catherine to root out gangsters, the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is preparing for a change in leadership with the retirement of Major General Stewart Saunders....

Published:Wednesday | June 30, 2010 | 12:00 AM

A 38-year tradition came to an end when Jamaica-born Rose Hudson-Wilkin was appointed vicar of the British Parliament, going against the Church of England's pick, Canon Andrew Tremlett.Speaker John Bercow picked the Rev Hudson-Wilkin...

Published:Wednesday | June 30, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The United States firm which advised the Jamaican Government on the choice of a partner for the multimillion-dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) project has expressed confidence that the selection process will stand up...

Published:Wednesday | June 30, 2010 | 12:00 AM

CENTRAL KINGSTON Member of Parliament Ronald Thwaites was a Lone Ranger yesterday as he voted against a state-guaranteed loan from the Chinese, which the Jamaican Government has hailed as crucial to sweeping road...

Published:Wednesday | June 30, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Chairman of the GraceKennedy Group, Douglas Orane, yesterday called for an end to the links Government and businesses have with gangsters."I believe all well-thinking Jamaicans will agree that, in order to begin retaking our country...

Published:Wednesday | June 30, 2010 | 12:00 AM

A high-profile educator has criticised teaching strategies in many Jamaican primary and high schools as counterproductive to optimal learning among boys.Dr Winsome Gordon, president of the Jamaica Teaching Council, argues...

Published:Wednesday | June 30, 2010 | 12:00 AM

THE GOVERNMENT is moving to relinquish its commercial interest in the Cocoa Industry Board as a first step to creating a more vibrant and competitive sector.Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Dr Christopher Tufton reported that Cabinet had approved...

Published:Wednesday | June 30, 2010 | 12:00 AM

AGRICULTURE MINISTER Dr Christopher Tufton yesterday charged that Jamaican primary producers were being short-changed within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) as a result of a subsidised agro-processing sector in oil-rich Trinidad and Tobago....

Published:Wednesday | June 30, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Agriculture Minister Christopher Tufton believes his call for Jamaicans to consume more local produce is bearing fruit, with the country's food-import bill dropping by US$64 million (J$5.5 billion) in 2009 when compared with the previous year.Last year,...

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