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Three men abandon murder trial midway, surety detained until bail bond is paid

Published: 21/09/2017

Three men accused of pumping 12 bullets into another have failed to turn up for court in the middle of their murder trial. Read more

Source: jamaica-gleaner.com
St Mary man 'over the moon' about unique hairstyle

Published: 21/09/2017

If at first glance when you espy Conrad Guscott, you have to do a double take. And that's okay because what you're seeing really isn't a figment of your imagination. At first glance, it would appear t ... Read more

Source: jamaica-star.com
Cherished memories lost in Buck Up Town fire

Published: 21/09/2017

A man and his son are now homeless after a fire of unknown origin destroyed their two-bedroom board house and all their belongings in Buck Up Town district near Albert Town in Trelawny on Tuesday nigh ... Read more

Source: jamaica-star.com

Canadian deported from Jamaica arrives with drugs

Published: 21/09/2017

The police have launched a major probe into reports that an inmate who was released into the custody of immigration authorities for deportation arrived in Canada on Monday with drugs in her suitcase.D ... Read more

Source: jamaica-star.com
Plagued by poverty - Gov't signals it will tackle rising levels of pauperism

Published: 21/09/2017

Children in Jamaica are among the most vulnerable groups affected by rising poverty levels and account for almost half of those living in poverty, according to the National Policy on Poverty, a White ... Read more

Source: jamaica-gleaner.com
Gov't moves to refine sugar imports

Published: 21/09/2017

The introduction of fundamental changes to the regime on refined sugar importation for the retail trade announced by Karl Samuda, minister ofindustry, commerce, agriculture, and fisheries, on Wednesda ... Read more

Source: jamaica-gleaner.com

DPP gets green light for additional staff

Published: 21/09/2017

The Ministry of Finance has moved to ease the pressure on the beleaguered court system by confirming, through a letter, that the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) will now be able t ... Read more

Source: jamaica-gleaner.com
5% in four years not going to happen, says Mahfood

Published: 21/09/2017

The Jamaican economy will not grow by five per cent in four years without murders going down and the island's tourism pull increased dramatically, CEO of Jamaica Teas, John Mahfood, has said.He was sp ... Read more

Source: jamaica-gleaner.com
Residents traumatised by Portmore cop's killing

Published: 21/09/2017

Residents of Epsom, Eight West in Greater Portmore, St Catherine, said that they felt traumatised and vulnerable yesterday, following the shooting death of Constable Nicaldo Green at his home in the c ... Read more

Source: jamaica-gleaner.com

Blind senator 'keeping an eye' on Nat'l ID Bill

Published: 21/09/2017

Advocating for the disabled community, Opposition Senator Floyd Morris has said that he will be scrutinising the National Identification and Registration Bill once it reaches the Upper House so as to ... Read more

Source: jamaica-gleaner.com
Local businesses urged to plan for natural disasters

Published: 21/09/2017

The devastation being experienced in several countries in the Caribbean has not escaped the attention of business owners in Jamaica, who have urged their associates to make sure that plans are in plac ... Read more

Source: jamaica-gleaner.com
Gov't can't underwrite Heroes Circle project - PM

Published: 21/09/2017

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says that the Jamaican Government will not be able to provide a sovereign guarantee for the multimillion-US-dollar project to develop Government Circle, comprising the co ... Read more

Source: jamaica-gleaner.com

October 9 committal hearing for Shineka Gray murder case

Published: 21/09/2017

WESTERN BUREAU:Mario Morrison and Gregory Roberts, the men charged with the murder of 15-year-old Shineka Gray earlier this year, will return to the St James Parish Court on October 9 when their case ... Read more

Source: jamaica-gleaner.com
Uncertified food vendors plaguing Hanover

Published: 21/09/2017

Responding to concerns about the number of itinerant food vendors that are popping up in the towns andvillages across Hanover at nights,especially on weekends, the parish health department is now plan ... Read more

Source: jamaica-gleaner.com
ECJ says process already in train for fixed by-elections

Published: 21/09/2017

The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) says it is well advanced in proposing amendments to the Representation of the People Act for the holding of by-elections within a prescribed time. In a statem ... Read more

Source: jamaica-gleaner.com

Woman deported from Jamaica arrives in Canada with drugs in coffee beans

Published: 21/09/2017

The police have launched a major probe into reports that at an inmate who was on Saturday released into the custody of immigration authorities for deportation, arrived in Canada on Monday with drugs i ... Read more

Source: jamaica-gleaner.com
Raw sewage becomes nuisance for motorists

Published: 20/09/2017

The perpetuating sewage problem in downtown Kingston continues to be a nuisance to motorists, as raw sewage is again spewing from a manhole on Port Royal Street. THE STAR has received complaints from ... Read more

Source: jamaica-star.com
No natural hair girls - some students barred from cosmetology course

Published: 20/09/2017

Principal of the Greater Portmore High School in St Catherine, Ricardo Ross, has informed THE STAR that he will be working to remove what he calls a discriminatory policy at the school, which bars nat ... Read more

Source: jamaica-star.com

Burn victim says hospital staff ignored her

Published: 20/09/2017

A woman who visited the Mandeville Regional Hospital to have her badly burnt hand treated on Sunday, says she felt neglected by medical authorities.Kam Geachy, 36, told THE STAR that she was at the in ... Read more

Source: jamaica-star.com
Flexible youngster gets gymnastics scholarship

Published: 20/09/2017

Young McKayla McKenzie, the super flexible eight-year-old from Denham Town in Kingston, has received a full scholarship to train at the Jamaica School of Gymnastics, from which she can matriculate to ... Read more

Source: jamaica-star.com
Digicel prepares for vicious Hurricane Maria

Published: 20/09/2017

The large contingent of Digicel network restoration teams already on the ground in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) is now turning its attention towards preparing for the potential threat of Hurrica ... Read more

Source: jamaica-star.com

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