Crime killing GDP - Caribbean murder rate highest worldwide; stalls growth, says World Bank
The World Bank is calling for donors to give greater assistance to the Caribbean to fight crime which, the institution says, is retarding regional development. In a report titled: 'Crime Violence, and Development: Trends, Costs, and Policy Options in the Caribbean'...
Justice divided! - Inequality of treatment for rich and poor - report
Delays in the justice system as well as the inequality of the treatment meted out to the rich, the poor, the powerful and those without power, head the list of concerns expressed by Jamaicans during an eight-month-long public consultation on the reform of the justice system.
Hadeed laid to rest
Family and friends yesterday remembered Ray Hadeed, a former president of the Jamaica Manufacturers Association (JMA), as a man who served his family and country well. Mr.Hadeed who died last week at age 87 after a long illness, was yesterday laid to rest.
Jamaica Costabulary Force (JCF) to target persons who rent guns
LONDON, England: The local police will be targeting persons who they believe are in the business of renting or leasing guns which are used to carry out various crimes, Police Commissioner Lucius Thomas has said. Mr. Thomas, who was speaking recently in London...
Shields heads police team to Woolmer's homeland next week
A team of officers headed by Deputy Commissioner of Police Mark Shields will leave the island next week for South Africa to visit with the relatives of murdered Pakistan cricket team coach, Bob Woolmer. Police sources confirmed yesterday ...
Female students face charges after brawl
OCHO RIOS, St Ann: Four female students of the Marcus Garvey Technical High School in St. Ann's Bay wereyesterday charged with unlawful wounding after they reportedly injured three other female students at the institution, during an incident there on Wednesday.
Secret Service protects Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters): The United States' Secret Service yesterday began protecting U.S. Senator Barack Obama, a Democrat running for president, but would not comment on the reason why. Homeland Security Secretary, Michael Chertoff, authorised the additional security...
Jamaican prisoners cost Britain £49m a year
LONDON, England: It is costing British taxpayers nearly £49 million (J$6.5 billion) annually to keep Jamaican prisoners behind bars and approximately £400 million (J$53 billion) annually to maintain foreign nationals in its overcrowded prisons....
'Clansman' gangster gets nine-month term
Operation Kingfish struck again yesterday when they gained a conviction, putting another of the country's most wanted men behind bars. Reputed 'Clansman' gang member, Tesha Miller, who appeared in the Corporate Area Criminal Court under tight security...
Starving vultures prey on living animals
MADRID (Reuters): Huge flocks of starving vultures have started attacking live animals in northern Spain, officials in the city of Burgos said yesterday.In one incident, about 100 vultures killed a cow and her newborn calf, a rancher from the Mena Valley...
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