'They had to go' - Golding says Lewin did too little to curb crime
With the appearance that little or nothing was happening to get a grip on the nation's crime rate, Prime Minister Bruce Golding says his administration lost confidence in Police Commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin's ability to lead the Jamaica Constabulary...
- Ellington gets test run - Gov't choice to act as top cop during search for Lewin's permanent replacement
- Bog Walk tradesman looks to train idle hands
- Tulloch to do God's will - Former politician becomes deacon on Saturday
- BOJ governor's contract embarrassing - Golding
- LYNS TRIAL - US footwear examiner explains findings
- Parishes counting on Restaurant Week
- News Briefs
'I am available'- Newby hopes to run for MP
WARREN NEWBY, the outgoing president of Generation 2000 (G2K) - the youth affiliate of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) - has given the clearest indication that he is heading into representational politics. "Certainly, I hope to run as a member of parliament in this election...
- New day in industrial relations, says Charles
- St Ann Bauxite Ltd changes name
- JP honoured after 56 years' service
- Foreign ministers' meetings on today
- 'I did not say Virgin deal was legal'
- Longville Park starts taxi club
- NEWS BRIEFS
- JUTC makes the call for contractors
- PICA corner - Renouncing Jamaican citizenship
- Bruce on Latibeaudiere and Lewin
BOJ assures market of continuity - Trading stable amid upheavals
The Bank of Jamaica weighed in Tuesday on the change in leadership at the central bank but confined its comments to an assurance to the market that investors could expect continuity in its operations, with no reference to policy prescriptions...
- Telemarketing war erupts - Digicel granted injunction against LIME - Claims rival targeting 53,000 high-user clients
- Lydford mining firm expands amid sector downturn
- Carib Cement books $371-million 3Q loss - Jamaican sales derail as exports bloom
- GraceKennedy launches remittance service in UK
- Carib Cement cuts price to ease stockpile - Production halted to clear inventory
- US$1.7b petrochemical complex to spawn new industries
- Receiver sets US$1.5b target for Stanford investors
- Warren Buffett makes $34b bet on US economy
- Lloyds bank to raise US$34b
- Fiona Hartley enjoys housekeeping
Dad attacks player for tackling his son
The newly crowned Walker Cup and the reigning Manning Cup champions got off to winning ways, as the second round of the ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel Manning Cup senior schoolboy football competition kicked off yesterday with a double-header at Constant Spring Complex...
- St Georges hold pole
- Glenmuir aim for consistency
- Knock, knock! Who's Anthony Carpenter? - Much about VCB's new coach remains a mystery
- Gamble a Likkle Bit
- Bravo, Ganga sparkas T&T nip Barbados
- Umpire Fletcher gets second term
- WADA writes to ATP over Agassi
- SPORTS BRIEFS
- United, Chelsea advance in Champions League
EDITORIAL - Tough times, tough action
Given recent events, it is rather dicey that the Government's November deadline will be met for completing technical negotiations and having an application for a US$1.2-billion loan go before IMF directors. Indeed, it was difficult enough for the Government to push back...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Thumbs up for Lewin
The Editor, Sir: I now believe that the appointment of Police Commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin was a good one, and that he did the nation a service when he spoke out against politicians and their relationship with dons in some constituencies...
- Our leaders have forgotten their duties
- Is the 'worst' right around the corner?
- Tackling hate crimes
- Don't panic, Jamaica will be ok
- Seizing economic opportunities
- Wrong, Mr Boyne
Fiery end to substandard Haile Selassie coronation celebration
The relatively small stage at the Bob Marley Museum, 56 Hope Road, St Andrew, could hardly contain a leaping, stalking Capleton as he closed Monday night's 79th coronation anniversary celebration of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I...
- Suit over Studio One catalogue coming to an end
- Singing sensation, Karen Smith, brings the house down
- Something extra
- Carrey, Zemeckis capture 21st-century Scrooge
- Are you ready for Restaurant Week?
DO SOMETHING about crime and violence
Another commissioner of police has resigned and the finger-pointing has started. It seems that we are still expecting just one individual to solve Jamaica's crime problem.
Surprise! Surprise! That is not going to happen. One person cannot solve this mess...
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- Steps to good oral health
- H1N1 vaccine is safe
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BERMUDA - Study paints bleak picture for blacks
HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC): Premier Ewart Brown has described as 'a recipe for societal disaster' a new study that found that more than half of young black males enrolled in Bermuda's public education system quit school before attaining a secondary school certificate...
KENYA - New vaccine offers hope in Africa's malaria battle
SIAYA, Kenya (AP): A MOTHER watched with dread as a nurse inserted a tube into her baby's head. streamed into the anaemic four-month-old who already has malaria, the mosquito-borne disease that kills a million African children every year...
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