Kingston Central police forge ahead with anti-crime plan
A 65 per cent reduction in murders so far this year when compared with last year has left the police in the tough Kingston Central division confident that they are doing something right.
Strongman's fate indicator for Ivory Coast future
The fate of former strongman Laurent Gbagbo, who turned mortar shells and rockets on his people, will be an indicator of how calls for reconciliation play out in this West African nation blighted by tribal, religious and land rivalries.
Graduates urged to impact children
Chairman of the Joint Board of Teacher Education at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus, Dr Rose Davies, has challenged graduates of the International University's Caribbean Early Childhood diploma programme to seek to make a difference in the lives of the children.
Woman cop nabs fleeing suspect
A murder suspect who attempted to flee from the Old Harbour Police Station in St Catherine on Saturday was stopped in his tracks by an alert woman district constable.
Spragga willing to assist cops
Dancehall star Carlton 'Spragga Benz' Grant is yet to turn himself into the police after being named as a person of interest, but that is because he is overseas.
Search still on
Senior police detectives are continuing their search for members of the 'Discipline Crew' which operates out of Rose Town in South St. Andrew. According to the police, members of the gang are wanted for questioning in connection with the 10 guns and 39 rounds of ammunition found in an open lot Saturday morning.
New rules for Cubans facing deportation from the US
United States immigration officials say they have changed the way thousands of Cubans facing deportation comply with immigration rules. The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency now requires Miami residents to travel across county lines to a Miramar office for check-in.
CARICOM fraud - CARICOM security ministers meet to discuss misuse of funds
National Security ministers comprising the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council of National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) will meet this week to discuss allegations of misappropriation of funds.
South Carolina schools launching bullying-prevention programme
South Carolina schools this week are launching an internationally recognised anti-bullying program that educates teachers, parents and students on how to identify and stem behaviour that experts say adults too often overlook as a rite of passage.
GM CEO gets US$2.5m pay package
General Motors made a remarkable comeback in 2010. But its new CEO took the job too late in the year to profit as much as other top executives. GM gave chief executive and chairman Dan Akerson a 2010 pay package valued at just over $2.5 million. The compensation was announced in a regulatory filing on Thursday.