Kingston Public Hospital rejects claims of neglecting wounded cop
The Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) yesterday rejected claims that it did not give immediate medical attention to Corporal Scarlett Briggs, who was taken there after being shot, on Sunday night.
Lucea Primary hunts title
WESTERN BUREAU: Lucea Primary School, in Hanover, has thrown its entire support behind its candidate, Andrene Hutchinson, in The Gleaner's Children's Own Spelling Bee competition, 2007. "She is a child with great potential...
Interpol's help for gun probe
The Jamaican police are seeking the assistance of international policing organisation, Interpol, to determine how a gun, believed to be the property of the Haitian police force, got into the hands of local criminals.
Church vows to maintain pressure against abortion
A PASSIONATE appeal to keep abortion illegal in Jamaica came yesterday from Christian leaders, at Terra Nova Hotel, in St. Andrew. Each warned that making the operation legal would add to a deterioration of values.
Guyana Government steps up campaign against newspaper
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) and the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) have joined government ministries in the withdrawal of advertisements from the Stabroek News, according to reports.
Stalwart for restorative justice conference
Rev. Dr. Pierre Allard, assistant commissioner for community engagement in the correctional service of Canada, heads a list of presenters from overseas, who will address an international conference tomorrow under the theme...
Contractor General targets 60 public bodies
Principals and accounting officers of more than 60 delinquent public bodies are under threat of prosecution for yet another breach of the Contractor General's Act. Contractor General Greg Christie, in a press release, yesterday, said...
'Teachers are angry'
The Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), yesterday, reported that an additional 100 teachers had been deregistered from tertiary institutions for non-payment of tuition fees, and has blamed this on the Government's failure..
Angela King loses battle with cancer
Angela King, former assistant secretary-general of the U.N. and special adviser to the secretary-general of the United Nations on gender issues and advancement of Women, died yesterday, at New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre.
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