Church, Government working to stem violence in South St Andrew
GUNMEN FIRED 10,000 rounds of ammunition per week in 2005, according to Superintendent Delroy Hewitt, of the Denham Town Police Station. Superintendent Hewitt was speaking at a breakfast meeting hosted on Friday by Dr. Omar Davies...
Golding urges Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) to be election-ready
LEADERS OF the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) yesterday urged their members to ensure their readiness whenever a general election is called. Meeting at the Police Officers' Club, Hope Road, St. Andrew, on the occasion of its Area One Council elections...
House approves appointment of Ethics Committee in Jamaica
THE HOUSE of Representatives on Tuesday approved the appointment of an Ethics Committee to investigate and report on complaints regarding the conduct of parliamentarians. Members of the committee, to be chaired by House Speaker, Michael Peart...
Praises flow at conference to honour Chevannes
HIGH PRAISES for Professor Barry Chevannes, former dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) at the University of the West Indies (UWI), flowed freely last Thursday night during the opening ceremony of a conference in his honour.
Jamaica Information Service (JIS) to launch online civics centre this year
THE JAMAICA Information Service (JIS) will launch an online civics centre this year, announced Senator Burchell Whiteman, Leader of Government Business, during his opening presentation in the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate...
Offshore educational institution to start operations September
ANOTHER OFFSHORE educational institution is to set up operations in September, says Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Senator Burchell Whiteman. Senator Whiteman made the announcement Friday...
Two die in bizarre incidents in Jamaica
WESTERN BUREAU: TWO PERSONS were killed in bizarre accidents in Westmoreland and Trelawny on Saturday. Dead are Keno Beckford 13, of Cottage District, Westmoreland, and Anita Johnson, 90, of New Hope district in Trelawny.
Robbers elude cops after chase
WALDERSTON, Manchester: SWIFT RESPONSE by the police in Manchester following the robbery of a service station at Chudleigh in the parish on Friday afternoon caused the thieves to abandon their motorcycle and flee into bushes on foot.
Insulin - friend and foe
EVERYONE HAS heard about insulin. It is a popular drug used by many diabetics to control their blood sugar levels, and when used properly it has saved the lives of many patients. Sadly, I regularly see patients who are suffering (and sometimes dying)...
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