Smith stands firm - PNP lambastes Security Minister who threatens to expose councillor
Minister of National Security Derrick Smith is sticking to his statement made in Tivoli Gardens Wednesday night, when he accused members of the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) of "robbing the country'" when that party formed the government.
Electoral Office of Jamaica ready for local government polls
The police and election-day workers will go to the polls on November 29.This is six days before the rest of the population votes in the local government election on December 5. Prime Minister Bruce Golding announced the local government election on Wednesday, at a campaign rally in west Kingston. Nomination Day is November 19.
Father witnesses son's fatal accident
Harold Theo Chambers, son of motivational speaker and president of the Rotary Club of Lucea, Theo Chambers, and Christopher Clarke perished in a fire as a result of a motor vehicle crash along the Little London main road in Westmoreland Thursday night.
'Appoint a Solicitor General soon'
President of the Jamaican Bar Association, John Leiba, believes that the sooner a Solicitor General is appointed, the better it will be for Jamaica. Jamaica has been without the services of an official Solicitor General since the resignation of Michael Hylton, Q.C., at the end of October.
Waiting in pain - Patients protest long delays at hospital
Persons who attend the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine continue to complain of the unacceptably long waiting periods they have to endure before they are seen by a doctor.
Prime Minister wants review of libel law
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has directed an 12-member committee to undertake a comprehensive review of the Libel and Slander Act. At a meeting with the committee at Jamaica House, Mr. Golding reiterated that the legislation should be updated to better allow the press greater freedom to present information that is important to the public.
Woolmer inquest (Day 23) - We cooperated with the DPP, says Mark Shields
DEPUTY Commissioner of Police, Mark Shields, said yesterday his team cooperated fully with the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) throughout the investigation into the death of Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer.
Schools get ready to refund tuition fees
Some schools are now in the process of preparing cheques to repay parents who paid tuition fees in September, honouring a commitment made by the Government that parents who paid fees would be reimbursed.
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