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Published:Friday | March 6, 2009 | 12:39 PM

A Jamaican woman in Britain has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in jail for the death of her one-year-old daughter.

Published:Friday | March 6, 2009 | 12:38 PM

The Clarendon Police are planning to establish 10 more police youth clubs in the crime-plagued parish.

Published:Friday | March 6, 2009 | 10:35 AM

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC England won the toss and chose to bat on the opening day of the fifth and final Test against West Indies on Friday at Queen\'s Park Oval.

Published:Friday | March 6, 2009 | 9:00 AM

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is warning of possible disruptions in its service today and tomorrow following unrest by disgruntled workers who claim they are owed outstanding payments by the company.

Published:Friday | March 6, 2009 | 8:56 AM

Today is Nomination Day in the West Portland constituency and both major political parties are intensifying their campaigns ahead of the March 23 by-election.

Published:Friday | March 6, 2009 | 8:53 AM

The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) said it is ready for today’s nomination exercise and the by-election on March 23.

Published:Friday | March 6, 2009 | 8:51 AM

The PNP candidate in the by-election for the West Portland seat could be in trouble with Political Ombudsman, Bishop Herro Blair for utterances he made on a political platform in the parish on Wednesday night.

Published:Friday | March 6, 2009 | 8:50 AM

Firefighters from the York Park and Half Way Tree stations were kept busy last night as they fought bushfires in the Norbrook Hills of St Andrew.

Published:Thursday | March 5, 2009 | 5:53 PM

The political temperature is rising in West Portland a day before the nomination of candidates for the March 23 by-election

Published:Thursday | March 5, 2009 | 5:52 PM

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has acknowledged that it breached the government procurement guidelines in its award of contracts.

Published:Thursday | March 5, 2009 | 5:49 PM

The search is on for five robbers who held up a security guard and stole his service firearm and cell phone before escaping with an undetermined sum of cash from a hardware store in St Ann early this morning.

Published:Thursday | March 5, 2009 | 3:35 PM

Director of Elections Orrette Fisher announced today that the Electoral Office of Jamaica is in a state of readiness for the Nomination Day and By-Election proceedings scheduled for March 6 and 23 respectively, in Portland Western. The budget to conduct t

Published:Thursday | March 5, 2009 | 3:34 PM

The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) is reporting that the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has now formally submitted its 2008 fourth Quarter Contract Award (QCA) report to the Office and has conceded major breaches of the Government Procureme

Published:Thursday | March 5, 2009 | 3:32 PM

Labour Minister Pearnel Charles says he’s not satisfied with the decision by some companies to cut workers despite clear cost saving alternatives.

Published:Thursday | March 5, 2009 | 1:29 PM

The People’s National Party (PNP) is raising questions about plans by a controversial overseas fertiliser manufacturer to start business in Jamaica.

Published:Thursday | March 5, 2009 | 12:53 PM

The Jamaica Public Service Company has announced plans to implement its theft -resistant programme in Clifton, St. Catherine.

Published:Thursday | March 5, 2009 | 12:52 PM

Two persons were shot, one fatally by unknown assailants at Mount Carey, St. James last night.

Published:Thursday | March 5, 2009 | 12:51 PM

A 28 - year- old man was killed and two other persons injured in a vehicular collision along the Race Course main road in St. Mary this morning.

Published:Thursday | March 5, 2009 | 12:48 PM

Dr Tufton said the government is pressing ahead with its election promise to increase the number of agricultural extension officers by 100 percent this fiscal year.

Published:Thursday | March 5, 2009 | 12:47 PM

Labour Minister, Pearnel Charles said he is not satisfied with the decision by some companies to cut workers despite clear cost saving alternatives.

Published:Thursday | March 5, 2009 | 12:45 PM

One woman is now dead and several other persons in hospital following a five-vehicle crash in Montpelier, St. James this morning.

Published:Thursday | March 5, 2009 | 9:57 AM

The Hunts Bay Police is urging the public to be on the look-out for fraudulent cheques written on the account of Issa Transport Group held by the Bank of Nova Scotia.

Published:Thursday | March 5, 2009 | 9:56 AM

A 24 year-old student of Heart Trust N.T.A was shot dead on a passenger bus at Spanish Town Road in Kingston on yesterday. Dead is Cleon Thompson of Christopher Road, Kingston 14.

Published:Thursday | March 5, 2009 | 9:55 AM

A 38 – year - old farmer was shot and killed by a gunman at his home yesterday evening.

Published:Thursday | March 5, 2009 | 9:54 AM

A common-law couple was found shot to death at their home at Lower Buxton, Browns Town, St. Ann yesterday evening.

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