Rampage in May Pen - Three killed, $2 million stolen
MAY PEN, Clarendon: One man has been held by the police and is scheduled to be questioned this morning in relation to yesterday's daring daylight robbery along the busy Manchester Avenue in May Pen, Clarendon, which left three men, including two security guards, dead....
EU ambassador says North Coast Highway construction too slow
Ambassador Marco Mazzocchi Alemanni, newly-appointed head of delegation of the European Commission to Jamaica, has expressed dissatisfaction with the pace at which the construction of segment three of the North Coast Highway is progressing.
Libel laws a major trial to press
As the world celebrates World Press Freedom Day this week, media managers are citing cumbersome libel laws as among the major challenges affecting how local journalists perform their duties.Desmond Richards, president of the Press Association of Jamaica...
'Jezebel' statement withdrawn
Opposition candidate Joan Gordon-Webley has relented under criticism and withdrawn her unflattering comparison of Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller to 'Jezebel', a biblical figure who surrounded herself with false prophets.
Evidence still pending in manslaughter case
WESTERN BUREAU: After more than three preliminary enquiry dates, the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court is yet to begin hearing evidence in the manslaughter case against 21-year-old Raine Russell. Russell is charged in connection with the May 2005 death...
Prisoner transport delays court
Proceedings in the Home Circuit Court were severely hampered yesterday because the sole prisoner truck transporting prisoners to courthouses in the Corporate Area broke down.The police had to find other means of transportation to take the prisoners to court....
Much riding on tourism trade Show
OCHO RIOS, St. Ann: The Government, the opposition Jamaica Labour Party and key players in the local tourism sector are hopeful that this year's staging of the Jamaica Product Exchange Tourism Trade Show (JAPEX) will be able to create a resurgence in business for the sector.
Call for more care in Child Month
Children's activists are imploring parents and adults this Child Month, which commences today, to be more caring and vigilant towards the younger generation. Statistics regarding crime and violence against children since the start of the year...
Apple issues update for laptop battery fault
Apple MacIntosh has issued a software update to correct a fault with its laptop batteries, which causes the equipment to lose performance and swell. Available for free download from its website, the update is intended to improve the performance of Sony-manufactured batteries...
128-y-o Jamaican woman dies
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: The woman, believed to be the oldest person in Jamaica, has died and was buried yesterday in Manchester. Mary Ewen, ortherwise called 'Granny Mary', died at the age of 128. She was born at Coley Mountain in Manchester on May 5, 1878.
PM to give second Budget Debate
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller will today deliver her second presentation to the Budget Debate, at a time when the country is on alert for general election due in months. Eight days shy of a year since she made her maiden Budget presentation...
Security guard freed of murder charge
A security guard who was accused of murdering 48-year-old security guard Clinton Lecky has been freed because the Crown could not rely on the photocopy of an alleged cautioned statement. Herald Webley, 32, security guard employed to Guardsman Ltd....
Restorative justice for local schools
WESTERN BUREAU: Restorative Justice is poised to become an integral part of the curriculum in local schools as the Ministry of Justice is currently overseeing the development of a training module, which is to be introduced into teachers' colleges this September....
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