Water plan a no-go
A MAJOR plank in the Government's drought-mitigation efforts has collapsed, leaving the National Water Commission (NWC) under more pressure to provide even short-term relief to parched Jamaicans....
Manatt mystery deepens
The Manatt, Phelps & Phillips mystery has deepened, with the American law firm contradicting claims by local officials that it has never worked for the Government of Jamaica.
And the winner is ...
A Manchester farmer walked into Supreme Ventures Limited's (SVL) Kingston offices without notice yesterday and collected the record $240 million lotto jackpot that had been sitting idle for 49 days."We were surprised," saidSonia Davidson, SVL's senior...
Mexico's new refinery to take shape this year
Mexico is scheduled to begin construction of a US$9.6-billion 'Bicenten-nial Refinery' this year.The project is expected to be completed by 2015 and would be the latest oil refinery set up in that country...
Bus-fare increase takes effect today
As of today, Jamaican citizens will have to dig deeper into their pockets to meet the first Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fare hike in five years, along with property-tax increases. Despite criticism from trade unions, and disapproval expressed...
David Muirhead named as Integrity's new chairman
Ambassador David Muirhead has been appointed the new chairman of the Integrity Commission.The appointment takes effect today.The Integrity Commission has been without a chairman since November of last year when then chairman, Justice Randolph Langrin,...
Murder toll soars despite police efforts
Despite the changes effected by acting Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington since January to tackle the country's crime problem, murders continue to be rampant, with at least a dozen people killed violently...
Fireworks promised in Spencer trial
The corruption trial of former junior minister Kern Spencer ended abruptly in the Half-Way Tree Resident Magistrate Court yesterday, but defence attorney K.D. Knight is promising fireworks when the case resumes today...
Antigua's gov't could fall
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC):The Baldwin Spencer administration has lived to face another day after the High Court yesterday put the temporary brakes to an earlier judgment overturning the 2009 general election result.High Court judge David Harris granted...
Cops won't show fear to criminals, says Nelson
National Security Minister Dwight Nelson has declared the nation's police will not run from criminals, but is shooting down suggestions from his Opposition counterpart that the force appears to have adopted...
Education trust launched
More than $1million in donations and pledges were made to the Gilbert and Georgia Allen Educational Trust at its launch at King's House on Thursday, March 25.
All about the beautiful people
The Easter holidays are upon us and children so too are the festivities!Last weekend, it was all about Hedonism III in Runaway Bay but this weekend is most definitely all about Hedonism II in fabulous Negril!...