Caught up in a wholesale squabble
There's trouble brewing inside a one-stop wholesale near Parade in downtown Kingston. It's a small, dark room with a pungent aroma that was not unlike that of sweaty feet. Pauletta and Donisha, both from nearby communities, have spotted a pair of jeans tacked to a wall.
Face-off in the House - Lightbourne, Knight clash over presentation of proposed law
There were verbal clashes between Attorney General Dorothy Lightbourne and Opposition senator, K.D. Knight, in Gordon House yesterday. The two were participating in the first meeting of a joint select committee to examine a critical piece of legislation that will repeal...
Ceasefire - August Town gangs sign historic truce
The fanfare sparked by the trumpets, drums and cymbals of the St Patrick's Marching Band and ceremonial handshaking seemed like a surreal respite from the pall of fear which has gripped the volatile community of August Town. On Tuesday evening, eight leaders...
Sun setting in the east - Lawlessness, stagnation blight Morant Bay's image
The St Thomas capital was once a thriving business district. But like the rest of the parish, memories of Morant Bay's glory days are fading fast. It is among the most underdeve-loped in the island, wracked by high levels of unemployment. Large factories which once employed...
'Manhandled' by women
Whenever people hear about domestic violence, the image of a man hurting a woman readily comes to mind. The idea of a woman abusing a man is unthinkable to many persons, especially in Jamaica. But we know better. There are many of us who suffer at the hands of women....
Millwood heads to Privy Council
The Ezroy Millwood-led National Transport Cooperative Society (NTCS) is taking its case to the United Kingdom Privy Council in an effort to have its $4.5-billion arbitration award restored.On Monday, the court of appeal granted the NTCS leave to pursue its appeal...
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