Police Commissioner Lucius Thomas warns of violent election
Police Commissioner Lucius Thomas has warned the nation that Jamaicans could be faced with a violent general election in 2007. Mr. Thomas, speaking at the Jamaica Constabulary Force's annual devotion on the lawns of the Constabulary Headquarters...
Illegal gun salute - Probe into dangerous New Year tradition
Several incidents in which persons fired shots to celebrate the New Year, including one involving two policemen and another which led to the death of an individual, have been placed under investigation by the police.
Cop, sister killed in Portmore
Spanish Town, St. Catherine: Just two days into 2007, a shooting yesterday afternoon ended in the first murder of a policeman for the new year. The policeman and his sister were shot and killed along the Braeton main road, in Portmore...
Enforce existing laws - Children's Advocate
WESTERN BUREAU: Children's Advocate, Mary Clarke, says that while stricter laws to protect the country's youth are welcome, greater emphasis needs to be placed on the enforcement of existing ones. "Where we have a problem...
Call to resume debate on performance pay for teachers
Jacqueline Coke-Lloyd, executive director of the Jamaica Employers' Federation (JEF), wants performance-based pay for teachers to be put back on the table. But Hopeton Henry, president of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), is insisting...
Crash claims brother and pregnant sister
Two siblings were killed and five others injured in a vehicular collision on Orange Street, downtown Kingston, about 6:00 a.m. yesterday. Dead are Nicholas Gunn, 17, and his 18-year-old sister, Tishanna Gunn, both of Hope Flats, St. Andrew.
Fishermen to answer arms charges today
St. Elizabeth: Four fishermen who were charged with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition have been booked to appear in the Black River Resident Magistrate's Court in St. Elizabeth today. They were caught with eight AK-47 rifles...
Legal questions arise from Riverton smoke
Environmentalist Diana McCaulay says residents affected by the smoke from the Riverton Landfill could make a case for infringement of their constitutional rights and therefore should approach the Public Defender, Earl Witter, to determine...
Haitian president to arrive today
President of Haiti, René Préval, is to arrive on the island this morning to hold private talks with Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller. President Préval, who is being accompanied by his Foreign Affairs Minister Jean Ronald Clerisme...
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