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Published:Wednesday | February 18, 2009 | 9:16 AM

A 20 year old St Catherine man faces the possibility of being sentenced to death after he was convicted of a triple murder yesterday.

Published:Wednesday | February 18, 2009 | 9:15 AM

A policewoman is now behind bars on suspicion of corruption.

Published:Wednesday | February 18, 2009 | 9:14 AM

The Governments of Jamaica and Spain have signed an agreement, which could see more tourists coming to the island from the European country.

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2009 | 6:59 PM

The National Works Agency (NWA) said it has established alternative routes for some roads in St Mary, which have been impassable since last week.

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2009 | 6:59 PM

The Gleaner Power 106 News has learnt that a number of senior doctors are upset at the findings of a review on the National Chest Hospital in St Andrew which found among other things that there were widespread unethical practices by a consultant...

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2009 | 6:58 PM

King Juan has promised to maintain the relationship between Spain and Jamaica.

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2009 | 6:58 PM

Two men who are accused of the murder of Jamaica Urban Transit Company chairman Douglas Chambers are among six new names appearing on the Police Most Wanted List.

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2009 | 6:55 PM

The Cabinet has given approval for the establishment of a Jamaican Embassy in Spain.

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2009 | 3:19 PM

US federal regulators are charging Texas billionaire R Allen Stanford and three of his companies with a \"massive\" fraud that centered around high-interest-rate CDs.

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2009 | 1:36 PM

Several inmates at the South Camp Rehabilitation Centre in St. Andrew have been diagnosed with Chicken Pox over the last two weeks.

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2009 | 1:34 PM

The St. James police have not determined a motive for the shooting death of a man in Orange District in the parish yesterday.

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2009 | 1:33 PM

The Police High Command has added six new faces to its most wanted list.

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2009 | 1:33 PM

The National Works Agency (NWA) said repair work is scheduled to begin on the Fern Gully roadway in St. Ann next month.

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2009 | 1:32 PM

The Spanish monarch King Juan Carlos is scheduled to address a Joint Sitting of the Houses of Parliament at 3.10 p.m. today.

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2009 | 9:29 AM

The conspiracy to murder case against 86 year old consultant botanist George Proctor is scheduled to start tomorrow in the Home Circuit Court.

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2009 | 9:27 AM

The police high command is reporting that social intervention programmes are helping to cut the murder rate.

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2009 | 9:27 AM

The National Works Agency (NWA) is set to start a major project tomorrow to rehabilitate a section of the Irwin main road in St. James.

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2009 | 9:26 AM

The National Parent-Teachers Association (NPTA) has welcomed a decision by the education ministry put a freeze on an increase in auxiliary fees.

Published:Monday | February 16, 2009 | 6:00 PM

Crime Chief Mark Shields believes the current economic crisis has contributed to the increase in break-ins and robberies.

Published:Monday | February 16, 2009 | 6:00 PM

The St Mary Parish Council said it hopes to submit estimates to the local government department early next week for funding to repair several roads, which were severely affected by heavy rains last week.

Published:Monday | February 16, 2009 | 5:59 PM

The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) has referred three public entities to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for their failure to submit their quarterly contract award reports on a timely basis.

Published:Monday | February 16, 2009 | 5:58 PM

The Education Ministry may be forced to find more funding for schools following its directive that there should be no increase in auxiliary fees.

Published:Monday | February 16, 2009 | 5:58 PM

Prime Minister Bruce Golding and his wife Lorna are to be conferred with national honours from Spain.

Published:Monday | February 16, 2009 | 5:57 PM

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) said the global economic meltdown would continue to have an adverse effect on the Jamaican economy this year.

Published:Monday | February 16, 2009 | 5:57 PM

The election petition, which People’s National Party candidate and caretaker for St Catherine North Eastern, Phyllis Mitchell, brought against Member of Parliament Gregory Mair, has been set for hearing on May 18 in the Supreme Court.

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