'Lower voting age' - Give 16-year-olds in Jamaica a voice in politics - Norman Grant
Government Senator Norman Grant has proposed that the age for voting should be lowered to 16 years to allow young people a voice in the political process at the local government level. At the same time, the Women's Resource and Outreach Centre is advocating for an equal number...
Students debate budget at G-G Youth Awards
The tables were packed with students on all sides wearing white and khaki shirts, with neckties bearing the crests and names of their respective schools. A few wore tunics as well. The scene could easily be mistaken for the unfolding of an epic national schools' debate...
CLAIM PROPHETIC PROMISES - Focus and faith
It is most important that we claim wonderful prophetic promises which have been spoken over us in the past, as a decree given by the Lord Jesus through a prophet, is always for our journey on to greener pastures. Claiming promises require repeated listening...
Prime Minister of Jamaica calls for int'l assistance on deportees, guns
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has called on the United States and other countries responsible for deporting thousands of persons to Jamaica and other Caribbean countries in recent years to cooperate with the country and the region in implementing measures ...
Caribbean leaders look to Bush for help
WASHINGTON, (CMC): Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders yesterday entered a one-day summit with United States President George W. Bush, hoping to get firm commitments of support to help them deal with pressing security and economic development issues.
Manhunt leaves one dead, teen injured
Spanish Town, St. Catherine: An all-night manhunt by the May Pen police for two suspects, who allegedly shot and killed a businessman and injured two senior citizens, resulted in the fatal shooting of one of the suspects and the injuring of a 15-year-old...
Utility pole crushes child
A concrete utility pole that rolled over and killed a toddler Tuesday night had been dislodged as a result of children playing on it, the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) Ltd. said yesterday.
Hottest topics on the cocktail circuit
Who is the father? 1.It was the only talk around town sometime ago and, since the elevation of one of the parties, the argument has resurfaced. Now, if you believe the argument, it goes like this: when the duly wedded husband found out that he was not the legal father...
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