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Schools in west Kingston will reopen today following a two-week closure because of gun battles between lawmen and thugs and the subsequent peacekeeping operation in Tivoli and other communities....

"Mi all give up pon life one o' the time dem, 'cause the amount a man mi see dead and the amount a time mi hear say mi a go dead, Jah know, is only the Almighty carry me through this."These were the words of an obviously...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding demonstrated at last week's sitting of the House of Representatives that his back might be against the wall, but he still has a few cards up his sleeve.Golding flicked out his ace when he expressed...

AS A young student at Ardenne High School in the mid-1980s, Christopher 'Dudus' Coke was his math teacher's delight. He was a quiet one who sat at the back of the class while turning out impressive homework and test grades.

As the Christopher 'Dudus' Coke extradition saga continues, efforts, far removed from the routine extradition hearing, are being made in the courts. However, transparency has become a casualty, with the information channels of the Supreme Court Registry and the Ministry of Justice suffering a severe censorship meltdown.

The west Kingston enclave of Tivoli Gardens and seven neighbouring communities are robbing the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) of an estimated $271 million in revenue each year.

Jamaica's speller Owayne Rodney fell out at the semi-final stage of the 2010 Scripps National Spelling Bee yesterday.The 11-year-old Gleaner Children's Own Spelling Bee champion was attempting to be the second person from outside the USA to win the...

Thousands of names have been added to the new voters' list published by the Electoral Office of Jamaica on Monday.Close to 33,000 names were added and 2,460 deleted, bringing the total number to approximately 1.5 million.Director of Elections Orrette...

The scent of burnt items still lingers in the 'Curry' air, but the radiating beauty of the fruits and vegetables in the market overpowers the unfortunate smog that has stiffled activities in Jamaica's most popular market for more than a week.

THE PROMISE of a new day dawns in Tivoli Gardens, west Kingston, with today's scheduled opening of a police post in the community that has been devoid of consistent police presence for most of its existence.

Former People's National Party (PNP) candidate Rohan Silvera has denied being a player in the cash-for-gold trade.The police on Thursday listed Silvera among 25 persons they claim have ties to criminal gangs.However, Silvera, who the police said is a...

The Jamaican Bar Association (JBA) has called on the Government to direct the security forces to show regard for the lives and freedom of all Jamaicans while carrying out their operations during the state of emergency.