PM vows fair politics in East Westmoreland
WESTERN BUREAU: LUTHER BUCHANAN, councillor of the Westmoreland Parish Council's Leamington division, was on Thursday given the green light by People's National Party (PNP) delegates to contest the by-election to replace outgoing Prime Minister...
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Ocho Rios, ST. ANN Over 3,000 students and teachers from four schools in St. Ann are now more aware of the hazards of earthquakes, after they took part in a sensitisation programme during Earthquake Awareness Week (January 8-13).
Elusive Portland crime boss held
PORT ANTONIO: REPUTED CRIME boss, 53-year-old Charlie Junior, also called 'King of the Woods' who is wanted for murder and several gun-related crimes, was captured yesterday by the Millbank Police in Portland.
'The police killed my son innocently'
CRIES FOR justice echoed through the small community of Godwin Park Road, Kingston, yesterday as residents accused the police of the cold blooded killing of 23-year-old Marcus Davis.
'BLACK JESUS' preaches politics over religion
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters): BILLED AS the world's first black Jesus movie, Son of Man portrays Christ as a modern African revolutionary and aims to shatter the Western image of a placid saviour with fair hair and blue eyes.
New G-G by Feb 15
JAMAICA SHOULD have a new Governor-General by February 15, Information Minister Burchell Whiteman has confirmed. On that date, according to Mr. Whiteman, it is expected that outgoing Governor-General, Sir Howard Cooke, will demit office, making way...
Child Advocate plans to be a 'watchdog' for children
MARY CLARKE, the newly-appointed Children's Advocate of Jamaica, says her role will be that of a 'watchdog' for the children of Jamaica. The newly-created role is one in which she feels a 'high privilege' to serve.
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