Tivoli students triumph!
Elation filled the air. The screams were almost deafening. The joy was evident. They are winners. "I'm so happy. I'm so happy" was the exhilarating response of 15-year-old Jamiela Simpson, a member of the winning team from the Tivoli Gardens High School.
$57m station, courthouse for Cambridge
WESTERN BUREAU: A move by the Justice Ministry to construct a new $57 million police station and courthouse in Cambridge, St. James, has been welcomed by the community, the judiciary and the police. In welcoming the move, Senior Resident Magistrate for St. James, Winsome Henry, noted...
Big Oil wins case against retailers
The four leading oil companies scored a major victory yesterday when the Judicial Review Court quashed the regulations stipulating the method by which fuel should be measured and the type of equipment to be used. The Bureau of Standards has also been barred...
Christiana crash claims one
Mandeville, Manchester: Hansel Thompson, a farmer of Chudleigh district near Christiana in Manchester, was killed in a motor vehicle collision on the Shooters Hill main road, approximately 9:15 a.m. yesterday. According to an eyewitnesss...
Forstmayr named '2007 Caribbean Hotelier of the Year'
WESTERN BUREAU: Culturally Austrian, emotionally Jamaican, Josef Forstmayr's alliance lies with Jamaica, and this came to life during his six-line acceptance speech of the coveted '2007 Caribbean Hotelier of the Year' award in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday night.
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate drops billboard case
WESTERN BUREAU: The matter against Paul Moorehouse, the man charged in connection with defacing a billboard of Dennis Meadows, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate for North Trelawny, was dismissed in the Falmouth Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday....
CHANGEMAKERS - Helping the poor - transforming Jamaica
Monsignor Richard Albert has spent the last 30 years defending and uplifting the poor in Jamaica. Many a 'lost soul' can look to Monsignor Albert as the reason they were able to fight off the tentacles of crime and violence in depressed...
Doctor freed of rape charge in RM court
Spanish Town, St.Catherine: A medical doctor, Paul Robinson, was freed of a rape charge in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court, on Tuesday, after the complainant, Marsha McLean, said she had no interest in pursuing the matter....
Minister appeals for more foster parents
Health Minister Horace Dalley has appealed to more Jamaicans to adopt or foster a child, noting that the best place for children to grow up is with a caring family.The minister, who was making his contribution to the 2007/08 Sectoral Debate in the House...
Police probingcase of suspected poisoning
WESTERN BUREAU: A man's family has been rocked by his untimely death, after he was found crawling in dirt, and vomiting blood and other substances at his home in Westmoreland, on Monday.Two dogs that also lived in the yard have also died, leading investigators...
Emotional maturity beats IQ for success
A new study has found a significant correlation between the grade point average (GPA) of students and their level of emotional-social intelligence (ESI), especially in relation to adaptability and stress management. This suggests that students who are more emotionally...
Myrie allowed to travel
Former People's National Party candidate for North West St. Elizabeth, Lloyd Myrie, who is charged with indecent assault and carnal abuse involving a 15-year-old, had his bail conditions varied Wednesday so he can travel abroad.
Olint donates dialysis machines to St Joseph's
The St. Joseph's Hospital last Friday received a donation of two state-of-the-art dialysis machines from Olint Corporation and its founder David Smith. The handover ceremony took place on the grounds of the hospital. Chief executive officer of Olint, Wayne Smith...
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