Killer cops -
Police excesses worst in 2007
The year 2007 is quickly becoming the deadliest since 1983 for civilians who have died by the police gun, with 196 deaths so far into the year - a rate of 22 people each month.
'Labour didn't work' The Ian Hayles story
AT AGE 35, Ian Hayles is one of the youngest Members of Parliament in Gordon House.However, with the exception of his constituents in Western Hanover, many Jamaicans do not know him; some have...
'Dean' clean-up averts looming health hazard
A health hazard which was looming across the island following the passage of Hurricane Dean was averted yesterday after Jamaicans across the nation joined hands and cleared their communities of debris, as they participated...
A tight fit for Roger - Opposition spokesman on Agriculture and his new seat in the House
ROGER CLARKE walked gingerly into the Chamber of Gordon House and, for the first time in his political life, headed to the Opposition benches. He had hardly taken his seat when Karl Samuda uttered: "You look very...
... Jamaican Diaspora wants changes to Constitution
Members of the Jamaican Diaspora want the Jamaican Constitution to be amended to allow persons with dual citizenship to participate in political representation.
High costs of funerals
WESTERN BUREAU: With no regulatory body to keep them in check, grieving relatives are left to the mercy of funeral operators, who continue to offer their services at exorbitant costs.In the old days, when someone died in a...
RM orders urgent verification of deportee's nationality
RESIDENT MAGISTRATE Judith Pusey has given the Ministry of Justice one month to further investigate and determine the origin of an alien deported to Jamaica.The man, Linden Graham, has been in a Jamaican jail since July 3, 2006.
Chuck speaks
Congratulations! I welcome everyone, especially the new members who are serving for the first time as Members of Parliament, and those members who are returning and who have, once again, found favour and gained the support of their constituencies.
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