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Opposition questions constitutionality of Bill to create crime zones
OPPOSITION Spokesman on Justice Mark Golding yesterday questioned the constitutionality of the Bill that the Joint Select Committee is reviewing, which will give the security forces “essential powers” in the fight against crime. Read More
100 district constables to join JCF
ONE hundred district constables are slated to join the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) within the next four months.... Read More
Hundreds register for Government's training, apprenticeship programme
Hundreds of young people on Tuesday turned up at the Jamaica College auditorium in St Andrew to register for the first phase of the HOPE programme.... Read More
Alpart is smoking again
ONE telephone call from Prime Minister Andrew Holness shortly after midday yesterday may have ended the most painful economic period for residents of Nain, St Elizabeth, as smoke billowed again from the town's bauxite/alumina plant for the fist time in almost eight...... Read More
Deal with social issues
DEPUTY Commissioner of Police (DCP) Clifford Blake yesterday supported legislation which will, among other things, allow the police to declare special zones of operations in volatile areas, but said it is time for social agencies to step up to the plate to sustain peace through... Read More
Former Cabinet minister Carlyle Dunkley is dead
THE People's National Party (PNP) and the Union of Clerical, Administrative and Supervisory Employees (UCASE) have expressed condolences to the family and friends of former Cabinet minister and trade unionist Carlyle Anthony Cosmo Dunkley, who died yesterday morning. Read More
Massive Lucea fire a wake-up call, says councillor
LUCEA, Hanover — Councillor of the Lucea Division, Easton Edwards, has warned that last week's massive fire which destroyed a two-storey commercial building complex should serve as a wake-up call to the Hanover Municipal Corporation. Read More
Increase in police fatal shootings not surprising, says Quallo
POLICE Commissioner George Quallo says once there is an increase in homicides and attacks on the police, it is likely that there will also be an increase in police fatal shootings. Read More
Hospiten Montego Bay gets ISO certification
Hospiten Montego Bay — the only private hospital in Jamaica outside of Kingston with a Intensive Care Unit — has recently been granted international certification in quality and environmental management systems. Read More
Hanover flood damage estimated at $21m
The Hanover Municipal Corporation has estimated that last month's torrential rain has left damage to the road network in the parish at $21 million. Read More
66-y-o held with fake documents at tax office to be sentenced
A senior citizen, who was busted at a tax office in Kingston attempting to transfer motor vehicles with several fake documents, was remanded for sentencing when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday. Read More
Call made for speedy tender to get Morant Bay Urban Centre moving
FACTORIES Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) Chairman Lyttleton “Tanny” Shirley has given the assurance that the redevelopment of the old Goodyear factory, located on the outskirts of Morant Bay, St Thomas, to the Morant Bay Urban Centre will be business... Read More
Active hurricane season calls for more revenue, says McKenzie
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie wants municipal corporations to increase their revenue. Read More
Photo: Easy does it!
This amputee cycles effortlessly along Pechon Street in the vicinity of the Kingston Craft Market in downtown Kingston yesterday. (Photo: Joseph Wellington) Read More
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