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Published:Wednesday | May 5, 2010 | 12:00 AM

One man who was a spectator at a St Ann Division One football match at Drax Hall, St Ann, was shot and killed during a disturbance at the venue yesterday afternoon.

Published:Wednesday | May 5, 2010 | 12:00 AM

When classes ended last Friday, there were 1,101 students enrolled at the Frankfield Primary and Infant School in northwest Clarendon.

Published:Wednesday | May 5, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Around 2:30 yesterday afternoon, family members of the late Robert Williams arrived with a moving truck to pack his belongings, clearing his apartment at Norbrook Mews in St Andrew. He had just moved there four weeks ago....

Published:Wednesday | May 5, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Finding a five-year-old boy with his throat slashed would leave any community in Jamaica shocked, despite the numbness caused by the rampaging crime monster which has left more than 560 people dead across the island since the start of the year...

Published:Wednesday | May 5, 2010 | 12:00 AM

MORE THAN $1.5 billion in fuel tax was not placed in the Road Maintenance Fund (RMF) last year as was pledged by the Government when the tax was imposed.When Finance and the Public Service Minister Audley Shaw...

Published:Wednesday | May 5, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The police in Canada are reporting that they have broken the back of a major illegal drugs syndicate with links to the infamous Shower Posse out of Jamaica.According to the Canadian police, the Shower Posse, which emerged in the 1980s, has entrenched...

Published:Tuesday | May 4, 2010 | 12:00 AM

An auditor employed to the Ministry of Energy and Mining and an electrician were added to the country's climbing murder statistics yesterday after two fatal shooting incidents in Kintyre, St Andrew. The auditor, 27-year-old Dennis Richard Hamilton...

Published:Tuesday | May 4, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Bruce Golding administration and the Media Association Jamaica Ltd (MAJ) appear to be on a collision course over planned changes to the airing of government broadcasts on radio and television. However, the MAJ has indicated that it is willing to hold...

Published:Tuesday | May 4, 2010 | 12:00 AM

THE TRIAL of former Junior Government Minister Kern Spencer has been brought to a halt, with Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn taking her fight against a recent ruling by Resident...

Published:Tuesday | May 4, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The nation's public-school teachers have vowed to continue their strike action today after a meeting between the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) and officials from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security ended...

Published:Tuesday | May 4, 2010 | 12:00 AM

THE OPPOSITION People's National Party (PNP) has called for the immediate resignation or dismissal of Justice Minister Dorothy Lightbourne, as the party turns up the heat on the Government in the unfolding Manatt, Phelps & Phillips debacle.

Published:Tuesday | May 4, 2010 | 12:00 AM

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We, my husband and I, along with our two children, have been filed for by his brother who is a citizen of the US. I have emailed the National Visa Center ...

Published:Tuesday | May 4, 2010 | 12:00 AM

A WOMAN arrived at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) at 8:30 a.m. last Friday, pregnant with a baby whose heart rate had decreased from 120 to 60 beats per second....

Published:Monday | May 3, 2010 | 12:00 AM

A five-year-old boy who was found with his throat slashed at home in Clarendon yesterday was one of at least nine persons murdered on the weekend as violence continued unabated.

Published:Monday | May 3, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Gov'ts must protect journalists - Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right enshrined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Published:Monday | May 3, 2010 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP): More than 40 over-the-counter infants' and children's liquid medications are being recalled in Jamaica and 11 other countries because they do not meet quality standards.McNeil Consumer Healthcare issued the recall for children's versions...

Published:Monday | May 3, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Buoyed by a spectacular flood of donations, the Rotary Clubs of Jamaica broke the Guinness world record for the most books collected in seven days.

Published:Monday | May 3, 2010 | 12:00 AM

'The Right to Know' is the theme of this year's World Press Freedom Day (WPFD). In the Caribbean, WPFD will be commemorated with the two-day annual Caribbean Media Conference. This will be held today and tomorrow in Trinidad and Tobago. ...

Published:Monday | May 3, 2010 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU: The vulnerabilities of Jamaican children make them easy pickings for exploitation by extremists, similar to the radicalism found in the Arab world, a study by university lecturer Dr Claudette...

Published:Monday | May 3, 2010 | 12:00 AM

A policeman who was dismissed from the force for disciplinary charges, which included using threatening words and refusing to pay a lawful debt of $4,000 to the operator of a betting shop, has lost his bid in the Court...

Published:Monday | May 3, 2010 | 12:00 AM

HE IS the big guy that stands in Fern Gully, St Ann, with more than his fair share of wood. His maker calls him Ready Freddy but perhaps the artist may soon reconsider changing his name to Recession Buster....

Published:Monday | May 3, 2010 | 12:00 AM

President of the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ), Miranda Sutherland, has advised parents to keep their children at home in the wake of Education Minister Andrew Holness' warning that safety could not...

Published:Monday | May 3, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) has joined the global media fraternity in observing World Press Freedom today, under the theme 'The Right to Know'. In a release yesterday, the PAJ said the free flow of information was critical to the enjoyment ...

Published:Monday | May 3, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Scouts Association of Jamaica (SAJ) is on a mission to reclaim its prominence in society by wooing new persons to join its ranks and boost leadership....

Published:Monday | May 3, 2010 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP): Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Sunday that his Labour Party, which has ruled the country for 13 years, has become the underdog in a three-way race to lead Britain. Labour holds 345 seats in Parliament...

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