Jamaica's first woman DPP - Paula Llewellyn creates history
Paula Llewellyn created legal history yesterday when she became the first woman in Jamaica to be appointed director of public prosecutions (DPP). The former senior deputy DPP succeeds Kent Pantry, QC, who retired last month at the age of 60, but who remained in the job until yesterday...
Medics warn of hospital chaos - Say free health care will burden system
With just over three weeks to go before the abolition of user fees in the island's public health facilities, at least two medical groups have warned of impending chaos. The Jamaica Labour Party, in its election campaign last year, promised to abolish the fees if it were ...
PNP heads meet with Trafigura investigators
ROBERT PICKERSGILL, chairman of the People's National Party (PNP), and senior party members Phillip Paulwell and Colin Campbell yesterday met with Dutch investigators in relation to the Trafigura affair.Norton Hinds, a PNP functionary, is also to be interviewed ...
Students urged to speak English - Teacher says this will aid in better expression in exams
There is a greater need for Jamaican students to practise speaking Standard English regularly in order to be better able to write exams, argues Godfrey Fisher, a teacher at Kingston College. Fisher, who has been a teacher approximately 25 years, said he was not opposed to students...
KSAC unsure of land it owns
The Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) could be giving up millions of dollars to persons who are living on and operating businesses free on its lands. The KSAC yesterday admitted that it has no record of how much land it owns, where these are located...
Shields praises students for peace marches
The Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA) and Peace and Love in Society (PALS) 'Peace for Prosperity' campaign culminated in a number of peaceful marches yesterday, one of which was orchestrated by the pupils of August Town Primary School. The students were participating in Peace Day...
Golding wins battle over PSC firing - Simpson Miller cannot take issue to Supreme Court
Prime Minister Bruce Golding scored a major victory yesterday in the Court of Appeal over Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller, arising from the legal battle over his recommendation to fire former members of the Public Service Commission (PSC)....
Former commish still serving the people
As a civil servant, he served his country for over 30 years and, despite being retired, former police commissioner, Lucius Thomas, has single-handedly taken on a community project to help young people and make the Ewarton community in St Catherine a crime-free zone....
Mother killed on school compound
Spanish Town, St.Catherine: A woman who went to drop off her two children at a primary school in St Catherine on Peace Day yesterday was shot and killed by an unknown assailant at the gate of the Angels Primary School. She has been identified as Joan Taylor-Rogers...
Business as usual at JN, despite strike
All branches and locations of the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) will be open for regular business today, despite continued strike action.This announcement came from Carl Bliss, JN group human resources executive, following industrial action...
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