Car-theft ring splits - Dirty cop pressures breakaway rogues
This is part two of a story first published yesterday in The Sunday Gleaner, exposing a multimillion-dollar car-stealing network involving the police, that led to the disappearance of businessman Oliver Duncan, 35, and Kemar Walters, a 20-year-old mechanic apprentice. Both men were accosted by policemen...
Mortgage hike for new buyers in Jamaica
Interest rates on mortgages have begun to climb as the island's mortgage lenders react to a move by the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) last week Monday to raise interest rates on open-market instruments to ease inflationary pressures. The Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) on the weekend ...
$150-million Milk River Spa facelift
The Government is to spend $150 million to upgrade the world-famous Milk River Hotel and Spa in south Clarendon. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, speaking on a tour of the facility recently, said the mineral spa, which is located in the foothills of the...
30% of Jamaicans not having protected sex
Thirty per cent of Jamaicans do not use a condom during sexual intercourse, a Ministry of Health report has revealed. The findings of the report coincide with the observation of this week as Safe Sex Week. This year's activities are centred around the theme: 'Condom is a mus'....
Cabbies demand talks on downtown transport hub
Workmen have begun clearing the site of the proposed downtown Kingston transportation centre, but already there are concerns that the location might not be ideal for commuters and transport operators. The East Central Taxi Route Association (ECTRA) is requesting an urgent meeting...
Army of jobless to miss out on Jamaica Defence Force's (JDF) recruitment
St Claire Harris was one of several hundred young men who journeyed to Kingston yesterday in search of a place among the Jamaica Defence Force's (JDF) 3rd Battalion Jamaica Regiment, popularly referred to as the National Reserve. But the vast majority of applicants...
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