Ban the whip! - Mair asks for removal of laws along with amendments to Charter of Rights - Public defender agrees flogging is inhumane
A day after Government backbencher Gregory Mair passionately warned that the retention of whipping and flogging on the law books would do violence to the proposed Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, Public Defender Earl Witter asserted that he was in agreement...
- Eight cops to be sent packing
- OUR goes on the offensive - Regulatory body to begin monitoring utility companies, says too many complaints come from customers
- Keep going the extra mile - Sir Patrick Allen
- Farmer earns GG's youth award - 22-y-o looks into hurricane-proof greenhouses
Missing children problem spirals - Blaine calls for dedicated police unit
With a significant increase in the number of missing children in society, head of Hear the Children's Cry, Betty-Ann Blaine, is calling for the Government to launch an active missing-children's unit in the Jamaica Constabulary Force...
Gov't mum on advisers' salaries
The Government on Tuesday failed to come up with answers to questions about the emoluments of consultants and advisers contracted by the Bruce Golding administration. The question, which was tabled by Opposition parliamentarian Ronald Thwaites in the aftermath...
Thomas gets late call - Bafana Bafana recall star striker McCarthy
Chivas USA defender Shavar Thomas has benefited from his team's elimination from the US Major League Soccer championship with a national recall. The 26-year-old defender will travel today today with the Reggae Boyz to South Africa for a friendly international against...
- St James, Glenmuir advance
- KC still in the hunt
- 'Bimbo' looking to go out in style
- Wizards determined to build momentum
- UWI bolsters sporting ranks - Racers, HPTC now official members of institution's team
- T&F development at core of Powell foundation
EDITORIAL - Is Mr Ellington up to the challenge?
What is noticeable about Owen Ellington is that he is not attending the job as an interim appointee. Already, he has enumerated his priorities as acting commissioner of police. And the good thing is that he is, at least in public, saying mostly the right things...
LETTER OF THE DAY - E10's threat to marine industry
The Editor, Sir: Our government has mandated the full roll-out of E10 gasolene but in so doing has overlooked the diverse effects which E10 will have on the fishing industry. It has widely been known that E10 gasolene should not be used for marine purposes...
CMS Plus model profiles
Meet two more of the finalists in the inaugural Pulse Caribbean Model Search (CMS) Full Figure Reality TV Competition. The exciting series is set to debut on Friday on CVM TV at 9 p.m. Yesterday...
- Pope Benedict XVI - Pope prays to musical accompaniment on new CD
- Aston Cooke wins JCDC award
- Guinness Sounds of Greatness competition - Bass Odyssey, Jam Rock top sound-off
- Jacko's funeral cost almost US$1 million
- Something extra
Perfect fusion
There is a big difference between dining and just eating. Dining, fine dining, is an experience. It involves all your five senses and complete gratification of the entire body and not just a full stomach. American chef Bruce Riezenman and wine expert Pascale Brés...
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