Cops crush 'Don' - Kingpin of notorious Montego Bay gang slain in gunfight
WESTERN BUREAU: St. James' crime czar made good on his promise to target thugs when leader of the notorious Stone Crusher gang was cut down in a running gun battle with police yesterday afternoon. Rohan Gordon, alias 'Don', had topped the St. James police most- wanted list...
'Jamaica going in the right direction'
More Jamaicans are of the view that the Government is doing a good job compared with those who feel the currentadministration has performed poorly, according to the latest Gleaner-commissioned poll. The actual findings of a Bill Johnson poll, which surveyed 1,008...
Golding dares PM to call election
Saying he wasn't the least bit perturbed by the recent Bill Johnson poll which showed the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) trailing the People's National Party (PNP) by seven percentage points, Opposition Leader Bruce Golding...
Venezuelans scout Petrojam in June
A group of Venezuelans will visit Petrojam next month as part of President Hugo Chvez's acquisition of a 49 per cent stake in the Jamaican state oil refinery and the joint expansion plan. From PDVSA, the Venezuelan equivalent of the state-owned Petroleum Corporation...
Authorities get Stern warning on ringworm
SPALDINGS, Clarendon: Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) caretaker for North West Clarendon, Michael Stern, is calling on parish council and health authorities to address a worrying ringworm outbreak in Leicesterfield. Stern said that in a recent visit to the community...
10 teachers to benefit from $1m scholarship - Big boost for early childhood education in St James
WESTERN BUREAU: Teachers in the East Central St. James constituency are getting a further boost to qualify themselves through a continuing initiative by Member of Parliament Ed Bartlett. The MP announced that he would be making $1 million available to award...
New US immigration bill comes under fire
NEW YORK (CMC): Caribbean legislators in the United States have denounced an agreement reached Thursday by United States Senate negotiators from both the Republican and Democratic parties on a comprehensive immigration bill that would grant legal status...
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