DK smells victory: East Hanover seat to be declared
Resident Magistrate George Burton has been given the green light by the Court of Appeal to tally the votes and declare the winner for the Eastern Hanover constituency.
Extortionists targeted
Two years after a coordinated operation that led to the demise of Donovan 'Bulbie' Bennett, reputed leader of the 'Clansman' gang that terrorized Spanish Town and its environs, Operation Kingfish has promised ...
Court says Gillette surplus to be shared
Former employees of Gillette Caribbean Ltd scored a major victory yesterday when the Court of Appeal ruled that the $42 million surplus in the pension fund must be shared equally between Gillette and all contributors to the fund.
Christie clears the air
The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) has submitted to Parliament an 81-page report on its assessment of the tender evaluation process for the procurement of the Government Employees Administrative Services Only (GEASO) health insurance scheme...
Stolen goods await owners
Thousands of dollars worth of items which include Movado wrist watches, expensive laptops computers, Blackberry cellular phones, gold chains and electrical appliances, believed to have been stolen from some upscale...
Dengue cases on the rise
The Ministry of Health and Environment yesterday reported that there were 282 confirmed cases of dengue fever and 1,770 suspected cases, noting that this was a significant increase over the past week.
Murder case put off to Oct 25
The sentencing of the two men convicted of the murder of former president of the Gasolene Retailers Association Lloyd G.Brown and his 49-year-old fiancée, Sandra Campbell, has been put off to October 25.
Soutar new chairman of Betting and Lotteries
Attorney-at-law George Soutar has been appointed chairman of the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission.The appointment takes effect November 1 and he will be replacing attorney-at-law Walter Scott.Mr.
Decolonising Bible translations
Dr. Gosnell L. Yorke, professor of religion in the School of Religion and Theology at Northern Caribbean University and an expert in the field of Biblical Studies and Bible Translation, addresses a class at the Mandeville campus of the university.
Health Authorities under review
Minister of Health and the Environment, Rudyard Spencer, says a review organised for the Regional Health Authorities (RHA) was not to dismantle the organisation but to examine and evaluate the structure and operation of the health service.
Air Jamaica clears air with union
Following a meeting yesterday morning between the board of Air Jamaica and representatives of the National Workers Union (NWU) and the Union of Clerical, Administrative and Supervisory Employees,...
No sign of life - doctor
DR. ASHER Cooper, the physician who attended to Bob Woolmer at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel on March 18, said the late Pakistan cricket coach was already dead by the time he got to him.
Our boys are doing well too: Munro College reports excellent passes
Ninety-one per cent of the 94 boys at Munro College in St. Elizabeth who sat the Caribbean Secondary Certificate Examinations (CSEC) in May and June passed five or more subjects.
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