Opposition shake-up - Portia dissolves shadow Cabinet
THE SECTION of Parliament reserved for the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) was back-heavy during yesterday's sitting of the House of Representatives after the exodus of Dr Peter Phillips' supporters from their usual seats. Phillips yesterday resigned...
Lawyer cited for contempt of court
A large number of lawyers turned up at the Civil Court on Sutton Street, downtown Kingston, yesterday to defend attorney-at-law Sharon Gordon-Townsend, who was cited for contempt of court. Gordon-Townsend was detained for more than two hours...
Cop arrested for rape of colleague
A policeman has been taken into custody for the alleged rape of a woman colleague.Assistant Commissioner of Police Les Green told The Gleaner that the policeman was interviewed yesterday and a ruling from the director of public prosecutions...
Job-related training for PAJ members - Buckley
The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) is to establish the Jamaica Press Institute to provide job-related training for members of the media and advertising industries.
Speaking yesterday during the Jamaica Broilers' Fair Play Awards luncheon...
VOX POP - What should Portia Simpson Miller do to reunite the party?
The PNP has been showing even more signs of division since the leadership campaign ended on Saturday with Portia Simpson Miller being returned as president. A Gleaner team took to the streets of Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, and asked ...
Press association mourns passing of LaCroix, Brown
The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) joins with the rest of the media fraternity in mourning the passing of veteran broadcaster, Dorothy LaCroix, and columnist Geof Brown.LaCroix, affectionately called 'Dottie Dean', lost her battle with cancer...
Family, friends pray for Ananda's safe return
It's exactly eight days now since 11-year-old Ananda Deans went missing. With each day, anxiety and despair grow, even as the Peace Management Initiative (PMI), the Victim Support Unit and guidance counsellors at the Swallowfield All-Age School...
House committee condemns 'vote-on-conscience' comment
A CONTROVERSIAL statement by a human rights group yesterday earned the condemnation of members of a parliamentary committee examining six anti-crime bills now before the House.In a written submission, the Independent Jamaican Council for Human Rights...
Walters' mom wants son declared legally dead
The mother of 20-year-old Kemar Walters of Kitson Town, St Catherine, yesterday got leave from Supreme Court judge Bryan Sykes to make an application to the Judicial Review Court for a declaration that Walters is dead.The matter will be heard later this...
An Act to Amend the Bail Act
The Government is of the view that certain types of legislation are required to be put in place to strengthen the hand of the security forces in their efforts to bring about a reduction in the crime rate in Jamaica.
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