Twenty families forced to flee - Gunmen run amok in Torrington Park
Life has ground to a halt in the once lively, but volatile community of Torrington Park, lower St. Andrew. Gripped by panic and fear, more than 20 families have already fled the area and, up to yesterday, the exodus continued.
Cricketers bat against AIDS
The members of each team participating in the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) will strut into the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium for the opening ceremony on Sunday with a child by their side. The significance of this gesture is to demonstrate love and support for children...
Gas leak sparks T&T hotel evacuation
PORT-OF-SPAIN,Trinidad, (CMC): Cricketers from four countries participating in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup were among guests evacuated from a five-star hotel near Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, yesterday, following a gas...
Hospital equipment not in place for World Cup
Opposition Spokesman on Health, Dr. Ken Baugh, has expressed concern that some of the major pieces of equipment purchased for installation in major hospitals in time for the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup are yet to be put in place.
'Trust your instincts, women'
Motivational speaker and author, Lorna Owens, is pleading with women to trust their instincts as a tool in preventing domestic violence. Ms. Owens, who was guest speaker yesterday at The American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica (AMCHAM) International Women's Day...
JPS told to pay hourly workers more
The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) will have to abide by the salary structure ordered by the Industrial Disputes Tribunal on August 29, 2003, for clerical and hourly-paid workers.This is as a result of a Court of Appeal ruling yesterday in favour...
American, Bahamian convicted of smuggling
A United States and a Bahamian national have been convicted in connection with a 2006 smuggling trade in which a Jamaican man died when he was forced to jump from a boat in which migrants were being transported illegally to Jupiter Island...
|
