Policemen back auto-theft ring
THE MULTIMILLION-dollar car-stealing ring involving the police, which led to the disappearance of businessman Oliver Duncan, 35, and Kemar Walters, a 20-year-old mechanic apprentice, on December 23, 2004, began in the late 1990s, and continues today on...
Who's the boss? Examining the relationship between permanent secretaries and government ministers
The question of who is ultimately responsible for tightening or loosening of the public purse strings is once again on the nation's lips in light of recent disclosures by both the contractor general and auditor general about the absence of accountability and transparency in the administration...
Record tourist arrivals in first week of February
WESTERN BUREAU: Although traditionally a soft week in stopover arrivals, the first seven days of February have outperformed all previous years in the country's tourist industry, recording a 17.1 per cent increase over...
Coris Samuels ready for by-election if Kern resigns ... But embattled MP says he has no intention to vacate seat
KERN SPENCER says he is not contemplating resigning as Member of Parliament for North East St Elizabeth, but if he does, Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) constituency caretaker Coris Samuels is ready to capture the constituency for his party.
Child 'wives' - Sexual slavery illegal and harmful
Mary Clarke, children's advocate and former director of the Social Development and Gender Unit at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), is concerned about the failure of Jamaicans to report child abuse - and especially sexual abuse - to the Sexual Abuse Registry, established for the purpose.
Portmore mayor sees toll as burdensome to residents
Spanish Town: Mayor of Portmore Keith Hinds believes that while the Portmore toll road represents development, it should have been built elsewhere, as it will be a burden on residents of the sprawling St Catherine suburb...
Palisadoes in peril - UWI, NEPA replanting mangroves
From the Kingston waterfront, it is a long strip of land that frames the harbour perfectly. From high-rise buildings, it looks idyllic, almost enchanting. So you journey there to wallow in its magic. But when you reach Harbour View and enter the strip, you realise its beauty is an illusion.
UDP scores decisive win in general election
BELIZE CITY, Belize (CMC): The main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) scored a decisive victory in the general election in this Central American Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country on Thursday.Official preliminary results from electoral...
Palisadoes in peril - Pollution chokes mangroves
The mangrove forests of the Palisadoes Port Royal region are under constant threat from many sources of Kingston Harbour pollution (garbage, sewage, shipping and industrial waste), hurricanes and tidal damage.
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