The 17-year-old youth charged for the murder of a York Castle High School student was again remanded when he appeared in the St. Ann’s Bay Resident Magistrates court this morning.
The police in Portland are reporting that there have been flare-ups between supporters of the two main political parties in the West Portland constituency ahead of the March 23 by-election.
There is growing discontent among members of the Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ) over the handling by the health ministry of the investigation into irregularities at the National Chest Hospital in St Andrew.
The police in Portland are reporting that there have been flare-ups among supporters of the two main political parties in the West Portland constituency ahead of the March 23 by-election.
The 17 year old youth charged for the murder of a York Castle High School student was again remanded when he appeared in the St. Ann’s Bay Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning.
A 16 year old boy died yesterday from stab wounds he received during a dispute with another on Saturday, March 7. The accused has since been taken into custody.
The Office of the Prime Minister is reporting that the Cabinet is now working out more measures to respond to the worsening effects of the global crisis.
Prime Minister Bruce Golding is to lead discussions on the effects of the global crisis at this week’s Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meeting in Belize.
All is set for a meeting this afternoon between the unions representing workers at the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) and a senior Government official.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Delroy Chuck, described as absurd the provision in the constitution which allows for a commonwealth citizen to sit in Parliament after living in Jamaica for a year.
Edmund Bartlett, minister for tourism, arrived in Germany today for ITB Berlin, the largest international travel trade exhibition in the world. The minister and his team are seeking to attract more visitors to the island at the expo.
A collision between two motorcycles on the Mango Hall main road, Westmoreland last evening claimed the life of one of the drivers and left the other hospitalised.
The Denham Town Police in West Kingston seized three high-powered weapons and a quantity of assorted ammunition during an operation at Collie Smith Drive, Kingston 12 this morning. No one was arrested in connection with the seizures.
