Tourism Minister predicts bumper winter season
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica's Tourism Mini-ster Aloun Assamba is predicting a repeat of the unprecedented bumper winter tourist season that buoyed the island in 2006, while the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) is expressing ...
Ackee welcomed back to US after ban
Associated Press: Jamaica has resumed shipments of its beloved national fruit to the United States, where fears of a toxin that can occur naturally in the red-skinned ackee prompted the government to order them off store shelves last year.
St Catherine police seize nine guns in as many days
An increase in the number of patrols and police personnel in the hotbed of the St. Catherine North Police Division has resulted in the seizure of nine illegal guns over the past nine days.
Facelift for East Kingston and Port Royal
THE constituency of East Kingston and Port Royal, which has recently made headlines owing to a series of violent incidents, is in line for a facelift as the Cricket World Cup tournament nears. Phillip Paulwell, the Minister of Industry...
No bail for man facing murder retrial
A Supreme Court Judge on Wednesday turned down a bail application for 36-year-old St. Andrew businessman Steven Grant, and expressed concern that Grant's murder trial was not conducted in a speedy manner.
Unsightly state of Ocho Rios pier concerns merchants
Ocho Rios, St. Ann: There is growing concern among members of the Inbond Merchants Association about the unsightly state of the old Reynold's Bauxite Pier in the port of Ocho Rios, and the negative impact it is having on cruise shipping business.
House rejects alibi legislation
Legislation requiring an accused person to disclose the nature of his defence to the court before trial will have to return to the drawing board after being rejected on Tuesday by Members of Parliament on both sides of the political divide...
LETTER FROM LAURA - Breathtaking Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is fabulous! South American seasons are the reverse of ours; I picked November to enjoy spring and was rewarded with jacaranda trees blooming in purple profusion throughout this city of three million in central Buenos Aires...
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