Lawmen killed - Cop, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) private murdered in separate incidents
Minister of National Security Derrick Smith and Commissioner of Police Lucius Thomas, yesterday condemned the killing of two members of the security forces who were murdered in separate incidents on the weekend. Constable Richard King, who was attached to the Kingston Central...
US passport regime takes effect today
As of today all United States of America citizens who travel by air to Jamaica must have a passport to re-enter their country, due to the expiration of the deadline for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) at midnight, yesterday....
Clean-up hailed as a success
Coordinators of the national clean-up activities yesterday hailed the two-day project to rid the country of debris caused by Hurricane Dean, which lashed the island in August, a success. Jamaicans from all walks of life picked up brooms, shovels and other tools to clean up...
Rural areas clean-up
CLARENDON: Scores of residents turned out in communities in sections of North West Clarendon yesterday, to participate in the two-day clean-up programme which was announced by Prime Minister Bruce Golding. From as early as 6:00 a.m., residents armed with tools including machetes...
Government of Jamaica to review payment scheme for CXC exam
The Government says it will pay the fees for students to sit four Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination this year but will be reviewing the payment scheme with a view of improving students' performance. According to Minister of Education Andrew Holness...
Tearful farewell for KD Knight's son
Tributes and tears flowed in abundance yesterday at the Andrew's Memorial Seventh-day Adventist Church on Hope Road in St.Andrew, as family members and friends of Kamahl Knight, son of Senator K.D. Knight, bade a final farewell to the former businessman and songwriter.
Call for hanging to resume
Head of the National Reconstruction Effort, Kingsley Thomas, is recommending a resumption of hanging to deal with the sustained and crippling crime rate in the island. "I think there is a drastic situation and it requires drastic action, even (to) cauterise the level of murders ...
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