An 18-year-old man of Sarah Street, Allman Town, Kingston 4 is now in police custody after being found in possession of an illegal firearm at Sarah Street yesterday.
The Hunts Bay Police and members of the Joint Taskforce seized an M-15 rifle after, they were fired at by gunmen at Selassie Drive, Kingston 11 last evening.
Constable Royford Lee, attached to the St. James Police was arrested on Monday last (March 4) on reasonable suspicion of breaching the Corruption Prevention Act of 2000.
The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) said it notes with regret, the decision by international rating agency Moody’s, to downgrade the Government’s foreign and local currency bonds.
A group of 21 private sector business association presidents are urging the Bruce Golding administration to have discussions with sector leaders ahead of the tabling of the budget.
The Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture Roger Clarke is turning up the pressure on the Government to allay fears about the safety of imported fertiliser.
Correctional Officers represented by the Jamaica Federation of Corrections are expressing dissatisfaction with the Finance Ministry’s handling of salary negotiations.
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has described statements made by Roger Clarke, opposition spokesman on Agriculture, in Parliament yesterday, regarding human faecal content in imported fertiliser, as ‘irresponsible...
The Chairman of the Jamaica Sugar Cane Growers Association Allan Rickards says he’s satisfied with the quality of fertiliser imported by the government.
The Office of the Contractor-General (OCG) has rebutted claims by Former Caymans Track Limited Board Chairman, Patrick Rousseau, who has criticised its report into alleged conflict of interest.
Roger Clarke, opposition spokesperson on Agriculture, Land and Rural Development will be hosting a Press Conference later today at the PNP Headquarters to speak on issues regarding the Importation of fertilizer.
Three persons have been arrested following a seizure of approximately 20 kgs (44 lbs) of marijuana at the air cargo section of the Sangster International Airport yesterday.
A woman is dead and her mother and stepfather injured after they were allegedly shot by the woman’s ex-boyfriend and another man at their home at Fall Road, Seven Miles, Bull Bay, St. Andrew last night. One of the alleged attackers has since been arrested
Prime Minister, Bruce Golding is to launch the National Food Security Programme (NFSP) on Thursday at Agri-Invest, a one day seminar and exposition at Mona Visitor’s Lodge and Conference Centre.
A man was shot dead during a shoot-out with the police at Job Lane, Spanish Town, St. Catherine last night. A firearm was seized in the incident. Dead is Shawn Tulloch, 18, of Johns Road, Spanish Town.
The police are searching for two teenaged girls who have gone missing from the Glenhope Place of Safety on Maxfield Avenue in Kingston since last week Monday.
