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West Kingston strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke and Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller have been named as defendants in the motion filed by the Government on the controversial handling of an extradition request from the United States for Coke.

For a decade now, Heather Little-White, nutritionist and lifestyle consultant, has been paralysed from the waist down. She was shot during a robbery outside the home of a friend. Last Saturday, Ms Little-White, a regular contributor to this newspaper, was mugged on the premises of a popular green grocer in upper St Andrew.

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) seems set to call in the police to probe allegations of financial mismanagement in the wake of a recent forensic audit.

THE LEADER of the Opposition, Portia Simpson Miller, has demanded that Prime Minister Bruce Golding remove the cloud of mystery associated with the Manatt, Phelps and Phillips controversy when he speaks in the Budget Debate today.

Flooding and road slippages were reported in St Thomas and some hilly areas of St Andrew as an area of active weather dumped more rain over eastern Jamaica yesterday.Up to last night, the Golden Grove main road, near Hordley Crossing, remained flooded,...

Though the Reggae Boyz, Jamaica's senior team, did not qualify for the FIFA World Cup finals, some of the island's youngsters will be on show at the premier football competition in South Africa in June.The Jamaicans will be among 288 teens from 21...

An accused man who has been in custody for almost six years refused to remain silent in court last Friday as he pleaded for his case to be tried.Lance Mathias, 26, of Spanish Town, St Catherine, demanded to know the status...

AMSTERDAM (AP):Volcanic ash has thrown global travel into chaos, but if weather forecasts confirm the skies over Europe are clearing, air traffic over the continent could return to about 50 per cent of normal levels today, the European Union (EU)...

The tried and true maxim of 'hard work, dedication and commitment' was the critical ingredient credited with earning Sadekia Dixon top honours in Shortwood...

The illegal sales of alcoholic beverages to minors are moving smoother than the booze being purchased.

Children's Advocate Mary Clarke has reiterated her call for the revocation of the spirit licences held by bars and clubs that sell liquor to minors.A Sunday Gleaner investigation, staged last week with the aid of...

Given the epidemic of crime in Jamaica, it is to the surprising, and perverse, good fortune of those in authority that there is no raging public anger over the crisis and louder demands that it be fixed.So, the...