Cops in hot water - Police deal with more corruption allegations
The horrible week for the police force continued yesterday when news broke that two more members had been arrested on corruption charges.It was a week which the force would want...
Charles takes aim at IDT
DISSATISFIED WITH the pace at which disputes are resolved at the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT), Labour and Social Security Minister Pearnel Charles has indicated that a shake-up is looming at the arbitration...
Man charged in attempted abduction case
The police have now charged 24-year-old Steven Henry in connection with the attempted abduction of a businessman in Jacks Hill, St Andrew, on Wednesday.Allegations are that Henry, who is of a Garth Road address in Barbican, St Andrew, was among three...
MAJ to award KPH for work in trauma
The Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) has been selected as the recipient of the Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ) President's Award for its outstanding work in the field of trauma.Each year, the MAJ presents the President's...
Marcus Garvey High: Guardians of a great name
In the heart of St Ann's Bay is a school that boasts a most enviable name and a most serious responsibility. Marcus Garvey Technical High School is one of the most integral institutions in Jamaica as far as preserving and propagating the legacy and philosophies of Jamaica's first national hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey.
Swine flu kills first Caribbean resident
A pregnant teenager, who had tuberculosis, is the first person in the Caribbean to die of swine flu, Dominican health officials said yesterday.The 17-year-old was seven months pregnant and also had cardiovascular problems, according to a statement from...
US couple arrested for spying for Cuba
A retired State Department worker and his wife have been arrested on charges of spying for Cuba over three decades, using grocery carts among their array of tools to pass government secrets, according to an indictment unsealed yesterday.
Brown reshuffles his Cabinet
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown battled desperately to keep his job, ignoring demands to quit amid a flurry of Cabinet resignations and a swelling rebellion in the ranks of his Labour party.