Station shutdown - Police chief to reallocate resources, rein in corruption
One of the immediate moves of newly appointed Commissioner of Police, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, will be to shut down some police stations across the island, which he believes are inadequate and ineffective."You have police stations all over the place and most of them don't make....
Government of Jamaica to pay for false HIV diagnosis - $4.8m awarded to couple for mental anguish
The government is to pay $4.8 million with interest for a wrong diagnosis four years ago that a pregnant woman was HIV-positive. Justice Horace Marsh assessed damages and made the award on Wednesday for mental anguish to the woman and her fiancé....
Christie concerned about new contract rules
Claiming his office was not given details about new contracting measures that Cabinet recently approved, Contractor General Greg Christie yesterday wrote to Prime Minister Bruce Golding, asking that his office be consulted before these measures are implemented...
Nephew guilty of Berbick murder
Following a gruelling four-week trial, 21-year-old Harold Berbick was yesterday found guilty of murdering his uncle, Trevor Berbick, the former World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion, by a 12-member jury at the Portland Circuit Court in Buff Bay....
Walker denies covering for Vaz
Director of Elections, Danville Walker has denied suggestions that when he sent out press releases in August, he was trying to assist Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate Daryl Vaz - now Member of Parliament - in his election campaign. Walker said what prompted him...
Returning officer casts deciding ballot over mayorship in St Ann
OCHO RIOS, St. Ann: In an unprecedented move in the history of politics in St. Ann, a returning officer yesterday had to use his casting ballot to break a deadlock of votes between two opposing political parties. People's National Party (PNP) councillor...
OUR agrees on plan for NWC to clear arrears
The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has made a decision on a payment plan submitted to it by the National Water Commission (NWC), to settle some $40 million owed by the water company in regulatory fees. The disclosure was made by David Geddes,...
Golding off to Cuba for PetroCaribe Summit
Prime Minister Bruce Golding is scheduled to leave the island today to attend day two of the fourth PetroCaribe Summit being held in Cienfuegos, Cuba, from December 20 to 22. The meeting of regional heads of government of the Caribbean with Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez...
Violence in schools - what is the solution?
After Emancipation, and the implementation of an educational system in Jamaica that catered for students from all walks of life, the school was looked upon as a safe haven, and an opportunity for a better life. Unfortunately with the present upsurge in violence in our school...
Preserving the Michael Manley Legacy
Towards progressive political agenda for the current period - Part 1Historians and social scientists will long argue about the relative merit and consequences of the Michael Manley era, by which essentially they mean the 23 years between 1969 and 1992...
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