'I know you're hurting' - Wave of woes hits Golding government - PM cites punishing price hikes
Prime Minister Bruce Golding appealed last night for the nation to hold strain as his administration grapples with wide-ranging woes, including skyrocketing prices, the sliding dollar, infrastructural damage and the crime monster. Golding, who was making his first nationalg...
Kern can cry tears of joy ... for now - No fraud in bulb project - PNP report
The People's National Party (PNP) review committee has found that there was no fraud in the controversial Cuban light bulb programme. "It is obvious that there are certain procedures that were not followed with respect to the implementation of the programme," the PNP's general secretary...
GLEANER EDITORS' FORUM - Terror's young captives - Students relive pain, bloodshed, but vow to succeed
Tears flowed freely at the most recent Gleaner Editors' Forum, held last Wednesday, which focused on the challenges being faced by primary school children in several inner-city communities in Kingston. Today, Earl Moxam, coordinator of the Editors' Forum series, presents highlights...
Cop gunned down in Montego Bay
WESTERN BUREAU: A constable of the St. James Police Division who was murdered by gunmen in Montego Bay yesterday is the latest victim in a wave of attacks on Jamaica's law enforcers that has claimed more than a dozen lives this year. The St. James police recovered the burnt frame...
11-y-o found hanging
WESTERN BUREAU: The family of 11-year-old Samantha Yates, who was found hanging from a tree on Saturday, suspects that the youngster was driven to her death by depression and feelings of neglect. The girl's body was discovered about 3:00 p.m. by her grandfather's wife...
Theft probe going 'well'
Police interviews of over 70 employees at the Financial Investigation Division (FID), where approximately $17 million in cash was stolen from a vault, are expected to be completed this week. Head of the Major Investigation Task Force (MIT), Assistant Commissioner of Police Les Green...
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