Students ganged - Severely beaten after allegedly stealing teacher's cellphone
SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine: Teachers and students of Jonathan Grant High School in St Catherine say they are living in fear after six grade 11 boys, who were accused of stealing a teacher's cellphone, were severely beaten by a group of men after leaving school yesterday....
GSAT begins today - Ministry says everything in place
More than 50,000 students are to sit the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) today and tomorrow. The GSAT replaced the Common Entrance Examination in 1999. Performance in the test determines the placement of students in secondary schools. Students are assessed on a range of subjects...
'This could not miss me'
Skipping work to witness the visit of Their Royal Highnesses certainly paid off for Tamara Johnson, a resident of Rose Town in Kingston. Charles, Prince of Wales, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, toured the community yesterday as part of their visit to the island....
Royals in Town
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, Charles and Camilla, arrived in the island approximately 10:10 a.m. yesterday. The Royal couple's visit to the country commenced when they disembarked the vessel, MY The Leander, at Victoria Pier, downtown Kingston...
Royal itinerary
Today, the Royal couple will travel to Falmouth, Trelawny, where they will tour the historic district and the Falmouth Heritage Renewal Building. In Falmouth, the Prince will unveil a commemorative plaque to mark his visit to the town and will also tour Water Square.
Find new ways to do old things - PM
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has challenged the academic community to move away from research for purely academic purposes and focus on ways that will make an impact on how we do things. Addressing students and members of the public at the fourth annual research day...
Lewin to lead the charge for change
Hinting at his earlier commitment to make the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) the best in the world, Commissioner of Police Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin says he will be at the forefront of what is to be a complete transformation of Jamaican policing....
Air Jamaica commended for safety
Air Jamaica has been commended by the Inter-national Air Transport Association's (IATA) international operational safety audit (IOSA) programme, for maintaining its safety record. The audit, performed every two years, will replace the yearly audit performed by other firms....
Gunmen terrorise Ramble residents
Western Bureau: The controversy surrounding the new Royale Rest Cemetery in Burnt Ground, Hanover, appears to have taken another twist on Tuesday night when gunmen shot up several houses in the area following a meeting between residents and Health and Environment Minister Rudyard Spencer....
Rats, roaches overrun court exhibit room
Proceedings in the St Thomas Circuit Court are being slowed down because the exhibit room at the Morant Bay Police Station is infested with rats and cockroaches. The disclosure was made yesterday when exhibits which were requested by defence lawyers in a wounding case...
Voxpop
On Monday, Commissioner of Police Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin announced the replacement of M16 assault rifles with the smaller calibre MP5 submachine guns for the majority of the members of the police force.
Thursday talk - Hottest topics on the cocktail circuit
Financial bind - 1. Seems like not only did the buying spree come to an end, but a lot of the would-be purchases have now reverted to their original owners because the would-be purchaser could not follow through with financial commitments made...
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