Murders stay down - Police High Command praises good intelligence
The Police High Command says an intelligence-driven approach to crime fighting has been helping to push down the country's chronically high murder rate, with recent data showing a 26 per cent decline for the month of August compared to the same period...
Landmark MoBay hotel changes hands
WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay hotelier Godfrey Dyer has sold his landmark resort, the 60-room beachfront European Plan (EP) Wexford Court Hotel, after 29 years of ownership.
Election now will not hurt economy - Analyst
Respected financial analyst John Jackson says it may be better for the business sector if Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller calls the general election next month. But other commentators believe the electorate is not yet ready for an election.
US soldier to mark 9/11 with baptism
NEW YORK (AP): A Manhattan firehouse glistened with a fresh coat of red paint yesterday, memorial quilts were put on display, and an enormous American flag billowed from the George Washington Bridge, all parts of the preparations for the approaching...
'Norwood needs more Gov't aid'
WESTERN BUREAU: Having collected over $200,000 towards the Norwood Relief Fund, attorney-at-law Clayton Morgan is again calling on the Government and the North West St. James Member of Parliament, Horace Chang, to deal with the social...
Lawrence bought apartment from UDC affiliate Co
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has confirmed that a two-bedroom apartment at Seawind in Montego Bay, St. James, was sold to former chairman of the Urban Development Company (UDC), Dr. Vin Lawrence at a cost of $4.5 million.
PM in hot seat over Sandals Whitehouse
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller came under pressure during Tuesday's sitting of Parliament by the Opposition who questioned her about the overruns of the Sandals Whitehouse project.
Student engineer values work experience
Chase Knight, the 2004 Alcoa Scholar for Jamaica, has received valuable experience on his journey to becoming a chemical engineer. The Clarendon native, who is entering his third year at Florida A&M University, spent two...
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