Spanish Town erupts - Alleged police shooting of 11-month-old sparks disorder
SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine: The fatal shooting of an 11-month-old infant allegedly by the police yesterday afternoon plunged sections of Spanish Town into chaos, as angry residents mounted roadblocks along the March Pen Road to protest against the killing....
Alternatives needed to weed out ganja farming
Minister of Agriculture, Dr Christopher Tufton, is claiming that the existing ganja eradication programme, as carried out by the security forces, will continue to fail until those cultivating the weed are provided with alternatives for economic survival....
Convictions spur local war on drugs
The recent conviction of two Jamaican drug dealers, described as international 'drug kingpins' by a United States federal court, has given local law enforcers and policymakers confidence in their push to further 'stomp out' the illegal drug trade....
Ramble residents raise cemetery issue in court
WESTERN BUREAU:Members of the Ramble Community Development Committee (CDC) have secured legal backing in their bid to prevent the development of the Royale Rest Cemetery in Burnt Ground, Hanover. The CDC yesterday filed an application in the Supreme Court for a judicial review...
DPPs over the years
Before the historic appointment of Paula Llewellyn as Jamaica's director of public prosecutions (DPP) a few days ago, the position had previously been dominated by men.In 1962, the year Jamaica gained independence from the British, William H. Swaby...
Spanish Town gangs a deterent to contractors
Thugs aligned to the two major gangs operating in Spanish Town, St Catherine, are causing contractors to shy away from projects in the town. The St Catherine Parish Council says invitations for bids on road work, drain cleaning and other projects are not attracting ...
Public to get free health fee facts by Monday
The nation should know by Monday where the money will come from to finance the abolition of health fees, according to Rudyard Spencer, minister of health and environment.
The Jamaica Labour Party, in its election campaign last year, promised to abolish the fees...
Olint application against Hylton thrown out
Supreme Court Judge Roy Jones yesterday threw out an application which investment club Olint Corporation Ltd had brought seeking to bar Michael Hylton, QC, from representing the National Commercial Bank. Olint claimed that because of Hylton's former...
Growing cases of diabetes in young alarm doctors
WESTERN BUREAU:Medical practitioners are raising concerns about the alarming figures which show that more young people in Jamaica are diabetic because of obesity and physical inactivity. In an address at the University Diabetes Outreach Programme's...
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