Release of 81 Caribbean prisoners secured by Food for the Poor
Inmates of jails in Jamaica, Guyana, Haiti and Honduras were freed when the charity paid outstanding fines as part of its International Prison Ministry Programme.
View ArticleJamaica policeman brutally murdered in ambush
Police Commissioner Owen Ellington said the detective was shot several times and was rushed to the Kingston Public Hospital where he died.
View ArticleJamaican musicologist, folklorist Olive Lewin dead at 85
Some of Lewin's research is captured in her several books, among them Rock it Come Over - The Folk Music of Jamaica and Some Jamaican Folk Songs.
View ArticleJamaica Labour Party "alarmed" by minister's statement on crime
National Security Minister, Peter Bunting said he was “not embarrassed to say that right now as Minister of National Security, I am going through a kind of a dark night of the soul.”
View ArticleJamaica security firm employees detained in major drug bust
The seizure was a collaborative effort by members of the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption (MOCA) task force, the Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division, and the Jamaica Defence Force.
View ArticleGovernment to hold meeting with Jamaica media houses
The Jamaica Government Information Service (JIS) said there had been recent encounters where journalists seeking impromptu interviews with the Prime Minister have been doing so in a manner that...
View ArticleThree held in multi-million dollar Jamaican robbery including political activist
Police said they had charged Kayon ‘Treasure’ Campbell, a political activist with the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), businessman Donald Ho and Norman Robertson from Spanish Town in the central parish of...
View ArticleCompensation for victims of ponzi scheme run by Jamaica national
A date for the payout has not been set but only those who invested during the period February 3, 2005 through to July 15, 2008 will be eligible.
View ArticleMan jailed for robbing villa where Jamaica national security minster was guest
The police had reported that National Security Minister Peter Bunting was visiting two female friends at the villa at the time of the burglary and Bunting later denied that he was held at knifepoint...
View ArticleJamaica government faces multimillion dollar lawsuit for death in Dudus debacle
The family of Keith Clarke, who was shot 21 times in the back, claims that the military and police unleashed a barrage of gunfire on their home.
View ArticleJamaican woman detained in beheading of four-year-old
The dismembered body was recovered by Marvin Grossett, a member of the community, after fire fighters and police had difficulty in reaching the bottom of the 25 foot deep sinkhole.
View ArticleAward-winning Jamaican top cop charged with rape
The recipient of the Lasco Top Cop award, which is given to officers for outstanding service to the police force and community, is accused of sexually assaulting a doctor.
View ArticleGastroenteritis outbreak results in death of Jamaican baby
Health Minister Dr. Fenton Ferguson said that up to the end of April, there was a 52 per cent increase in the number of gastroenteritis cases this year compared to the corresponding period last year.
View ArticleCalls for Trinidad and Tobago foreign trade minister to "step aside"
The JMA has already called for the resignation of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister AJ Nicholson saying that statements he made had contradicted earlier statements by Industry, Investment and...
View ArticleJamaica government moves to stop child labour
The International Labour Organisation estimates that children make up nearly 30 per cent of the world’s estimated 50 to 100 million domestic workers.
View ArticleDoping reports could damage Jamaica’s reputation in athletics
Olympic and World Championship medalist Veronica Campbell-Brown tested positive for the banned substance Lasix.
View ArticleJamaica joining CARICOM countries banning smoking in public places
The Portia Simpson Miller administration is seeking to table the Tobacco Control Act, which will protect citizens from the harmful effects of tobacco smoking, by prohibiting its use in public areas and...
View ArticleJamaica issues deadline to CAL on use of Air Jamaica brand
Last month, Trinidad and Tobago’s Finance Minister Larry Howai said CAL had recorded losses estimated at US$70 million last year.
View ArticleJamaica police on high alert as gang violence erupts
According to the latest statistics, 481 persons have been killed between January 1 and June 15 this year.
View ArticleJamaica dancehall star Mavado freed of assault charge
In June 2011, the entertainer and members of his crew were involved in an altercation with members of the police force at the entrance to the Quad nightclub.
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