Slaughter! Reprisal killings claim seven in east Kingston
Glenroy Sinclair and Dionne RoseGleaner WritersWith their hands folded across their chest, a group of teary-eyed women erupted in loud screams as Madden's Funeral Home attendants emerged from the gates of 3 Glasspole Avenue, carrying the bodies of...
Curfew in Rockfort
A 48-hour curfew was last night imposed in the troubled East Kingston community of Rockfort, where seven persons - including a four-month-old baby girl - were slaughtered in the wee hours of yesterday morning by gunmen.
More delay in East Hanover recount
The magisterial recount in the Hanover Eastern constituency was stopped yesterday following an order granted by Court of Appeal Judge Hazel Harris. A hearing has been set for October 16 in the Court of Appeal.
East Kingston community mourns
Soldiers and police on the scene of a triple murder in Rockfort, east Kingston, yesterday morning.
Jamaican woman in labour kicked out of Cayman
Shellesha Woodstock did not expect her baby to come so soon. In fact, she did not expect to give birth to her first child in mid-air on the floor of a Cayman Airways flight, assisted by two flight attendants in the presence of more than 200 eyewitnesses.
Spelling Bee - Sibling rivalry in national finals
Sade Dunbar of Immaculate Conception High School yesterday became a two-time parish champion after winning the St. Andrew leg of the Gleaner's Children's Own Spelling Bee.
National policy on violence in schools coming
Newly appointed consultant to the Ministry of Education, Alphansus Davis, has been charged with the responsibility of developing a national policy on violence in schools. Mr. Davis said he would be canvassing the views of stakeholders in the education sector, in developing the policy.
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