'Bungles' guilty
Well-known senior policeman, Harry 'Bungles' Daley, was yesterday slapped with a guilty verdict on a corruption charge in the Half-Way Tree Resident Magistrate's Court.The 31-year veteran police officer, who for the past year has been engaged in a battle...
'Stop discriminating' - Charles calls for an end to HIV screening at the workplace
LABOUR MINISTER Pearnel Charles has warned employers not to discriminate against persons living with HIV/AIDS. "There should be no discrimination against workers based on real or perceived HIV status," Charles said...
- Gov't to develop youth training programme
- Top award for hard-working volunteer
- Cop gets off larceny rap
'It was a very flat track' - Windies coach disappointed with unresponsive WACA pitch
PERTH, Australia (CMC): West Indies coach David Williams denounced the WACA pitch yesterday, after watching his bowlers toil on a wicket that had been projected to be a haven for pace. Batting first after winning the toss...
EDITORIAL - A conviction, but hold the applause
The case of Harry Daley, the high-ranking policeman convicted on corruption charges yesterday, served to illuminate an inconvenient Jamaican truth. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is a troubled organisation, one in which corruption reaches into all ranks...
LETTER OF THE DAY - An appeal to Jamaica's bankers
The Editor, Sir: Members of the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) need to play a more active role in the transformation of the Jamaican economy from its state of begging and borrowing to a productive mode. The Government is elected to provide the leadership...
Jazz and Blues finds new home - 2010 staging extended to seven days, Gladys Knight among performers
The sting was near the tail of the official mini-speech making at Monday night's launch of the 2010 Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, held in the Gardens of The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. The festival has been extended to seven days and encompasses ...
Christmas Cake contestants show their skills
Last year, Kevin Stewart won the Red Label Wine Christmas Cake Contest with his Pumpkin Fruit Cake and this year he did it again with his Mix Up and Blend Cassava Fruit Cake, at The Gleaner Company in Kingston...
Canada to provide more aid to Haiti
OTTAWA (CMC): Canada is to announce a CAN$15 million (US$14.1 million) aid package to Haiti, as the country's new prime minister Jean-Max Bellerive arrives here on Tuesday for talks on attracting investment to the French-speaking Caribbean Community...
- Top cop appeals for calm ahead of December 18 vote
- Minister says strike by British Airways could affect tourism sector
BRAZIL - Surgeons find needles inside 2-y-o boy's body
Brazil (AP): A 2-year-old Brazilian boy has as many as 50 metal sewing needles inside his body and a doctor treating the boy said yesterday they were apparently stuck there one by one.