Inquest delayed - Coroner's office awaits report on Woolmer's death
THE CORONER'S office is still awaiting a report from the police five days after the Commissioner of Police Lucius Thomas ordered a coroner's inquiry into the death of the former Pakistan cricket coach, Bob Woolmer.
'St Bess' woman held for allegedly trading daughter for money, food
WESTERN BUREAU: A St. Elizabeth woman has run afoul of the law for allegedly knowingly allowing her 13-year-old daughter to be sexually molested by different men in exchange for money and food.
Rastafarian wins Miss Ja Universe title
Miss Jamaica Universe 2007, Zahra Redwood, made history on Sunday night at the Hilton Kingston hotel in New Kingston.
Angry parents lock down school
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: Parents of students attending Christ Temple Basic School in Central Village, St. Catherine, deprived their children of classes yesterday when they padlocked the school gate and demanded the administration explain its firing of two teachers, despite an agreement linked to an increase in the school fee.
UK Privy Council to hear toll road appeal
The United Kingdom Privy Council is to make a final determination in the legal battle between Portmore residents and the Government over the Portmore Toll Road.
Passport office restructuring delayed again
The restructuring of the passport office into an executive agency has been delayed. The office on Constant Spring Road, St. Andrew, was slated to become a full-fledged executive agency on April 1, but this has been put on hold for a few months, chief immigration...
More markers for GSAT, says ministry
The Ministry of Education and Youth is to increase the number of markers for the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), in an effort to meet the June deadline for the results.
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