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Adventists ready for hurricane season

Published:Tuesday | May 25, 2010 | 12:00 AM

With seven days to the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, the Adventist aid agencies are taking no chances.

Fierce gunfights rattle Kingston

Published:Tuesday | May 25, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The armed forces yesterday strongly repelled the relentless firepower of gunmen, allegedly from Fletcher's Land, who launched an assault on the Central Police Station in Jamaica's capital, Kingston.A Gleaner news team was pinned down for more than 40...

'We will not back down'

Published:Tuesday | May 25, 2010 | 12:00 AM

National Security Minister Dwight Nelson yesterday led a chorus of voices condemning the fatal shooting of two policemen and numerous other attacks on the security forces.

'Dudus' hasn't asked for deal with US government, say lawyers

Published:Tuesday | May 25, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Embattled Tivoli Gardens strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke has not instructed his legal team to strike a deal with the United States, Don Foote, one of the lawyers representing Coke, said yesterday.

Blood needed

Published:Tuesday | May 25, 2010 | 12:00 AM

THE MINISTRY of Health has appealed that members of the public donate blood as part of a life-saving mission during the state of limited emergency.

Fatal shooting leaves family wondering

Published:Tuesday | May 25, 2010 | 12:00 AM

A family from Mark Lane in Fletcher's Land, west Kingston, has called for a thorough investigation into the fatal shooting of one of its breadwinners.

Classes off, exams on

Published:Tuesday | May 25, 2010 | 12:00 AM

All basic, infant, primary and high schools in Kingston proper will be closed today until further notice, the Ministry of Education said last night.

Second City schools get Labour Day facelift

Published:Tuesday | May 25, 2010 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU: The Granville All-Age School and Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St James, got some well-needed Labour Day facelifts thanks to volunteers' efforts on Monday.

Youngest Everest climber wants others to 'go big'

Published:Tuesday | May 25, 2010 | 12:00 AM

BEIJING (AP):For Jordan Romero, the 13-year-old American who became the youngest climber to summit Mount Everest, it all began with the desire to dream big.

Rema, Trench Town stay out of war

Published:Monday | May 24, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The intersection of Spanish Town Road and Collie Smith Drive provided the perfect pavilion for scores of persons who wanted to watch the developments in west Kingston from a safe distance yesterday.

Downtown lockdown

Published:Monday | May 24, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Much of downtown Kingston, the nation's capital city, was locked airtight for most of the day yesterday, denying motorists access to the island's central business district.

Who is 'Dudus'?

Published:Monday | May 24, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The police yesterday released their profile of Christopher 'Dudus' Coke, who is wanted in the United States to answer to drug and gun charges.

Prime Minister (PM): We will repel criminals

Published:Monday | May 24, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has condemned the "calculated assault on the authority of the state" and vowed that the security forces will use deadly force in a limited state of public emergency...

Attack on State - Police stations set ablaze Cop shot, civilian slain

Published:Monday | May 24, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Violence rocked sections of the Corporate Area all day yesterday, as armed men brazenly took on the security forces in a sustained attack on police stations in anticipation of the apprehension of...

My baby is no longer a baby

Published:Monday | May 24, 2010 | 12:00 AM

On the day my son turned one, I received an email from www.babycenter.com saying that he was now a toddler.

Weak parent wants to make a change

Published:Monday | May 24, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Q I am trying to set up rules in my family now that I realise that I have been a weak parent.

Preparation for the race of life

Published:Monday | May 24, 2010 | 12:00 AM

A couple (literally) Saturdays ago I attended the final day of the Swizzle Primary Champs.

Men want to be responsible fathers

Published:Monday | May 24, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Despite data pointing to a significant absence of fathers in many Jamaican families, many men are seeking to become more responsible and are crying out for guidance in improving their role in their children's...

4 slain in Spanish Town

Published:Monday | May 24, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Four men were killed in a Spanish Town district yesterday as the wave of murder and mayhem sweeping Jamaica's former capital continued.Those killed have been identified as Kemar Brown, Carlos Williams, Ricardo Powell and Stafford Dawkins, all of Angels...

Security heightened for Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee hospitals (KPH, VJH) staff

Published:Sunday | May 23, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The uncertainty staring at the capital has forced local authorities into heightened security measures at the Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee hospitals

Rollins gets Republican nod

Published:Sunday | May 23, 2010 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:Rose Hall Development Limited's chairman, Michele Rollins, displaced two of her Republican counterparts to win her party's nomination for Delaware's only seat in the United States House of Representatives yesterday.

Mineral Heights - peaceful gem off the highway

Published:Sunday | May 23, 2010 | 12:00 AM

MINERAL HEIGHTS, Clarendon, is in a position that makes it both attract-ive and vulnerable.

Lewin fires back: Ex-commish said he was frustrated and disappointed with government policies

Published:Sunday | May 23, 2010 | 12:00 AM

FORMER POLICE Commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin is claiming that the Government's failure to act on, or even respond to, his proposals to...

Green with envy

Published:Sunday | May 23, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Despite the cliched familiarity of the saying, 'green with envy', my guess is that you have never met anyone who actually turned green.But the chances are great that you have met many envious people at work and elsewhere.

Youth club, sports engage Mineral Heights' youngsters

Published:Sunday | May 23, 2010 | 12:00 AM

With younger persons, in their teens up to mid-20s, frequently figuring in the crime statistics, experts agree that engaging that age cohort is the key to keeping any community peaceful and progressive.

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