Rampage! Gunmen in Rockfort go on robbing, shooting spree; residents in fear of what's next
Residents are cowering in Rockfort, east Kingston, today after a long-running gang feud escalated early yesterday morning. No one was injured in the flare-up but at least five families are now homeless after their houses on Oliver Road were set ablaze.
- Caribbean Council head lauds diaspora for lobbying London
- Bureau of Standards awards six companies
- Tufton defends payments to Hill - But contractor general serves investigation notice
National Awards set for Monday
The annual National Honours and Awards ceremony is slated to take place on the lawns of King's House, St Andrew, beginning at 9 a.m.
- JUTC hits back at Millwood
- One shot dead, three injured in Portsmouth
- Moore Town gets health centre upgrade
Cash flow problem hits teachers' loan scheme
PERMANENT SECRETARY in the Ministry of Education Audrey Sewell has admitted that the two-year-old Government revolving loan scheme for teachers pursuing tertiary studies has been hit by cash flow problems.
- Carreras brings joy to students
- Chen sells largest store, wraps up divestment programme
- Egg processors fine-tune liquefication process - To build foreign sales from 'powder'
Jamaica, Australia launch shoot-out
Jamaica's Sunshine Girls will look to confirm their status as a serious threat to one of netball's top two spots, when they start battling against world leaders Australia at the National Indoor Sports Centre today, as the National Commercial Bank-sponsored Sunshine Series gets under way.
EDITORIAL - What's in a name?
The recent announcement that the Government intends to return its trade promotion arm to the original name of JAMPRO is really much ado about nothing. One could go further and call it an arrant waste of time. Frankly, the wider society cares little about whether the agency is called Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI) or JAMPRO ...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Tough times call for tough measures
The Editor, Sir: The effect of the global crisis is worsening the social and economic crisis that our nation has been experiencing over the years. This reality, coupled with the imminent return to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is signalling to the nation that it cannot be business as usual.
- NOTE-WORTHY - No CARICOM commitment
- Concerns over format of NWC bills
- Powerful lobby blocking railway project
Providence Kiwanians get new head
Dr Doris Channer-Watson has taken up the awesome responsibility of leading the distinguished Kiwanis Club of Providence in Montego Bay, St James.
Doctor's advice - She hates fruit!
Doc, I really dislike the taste of fruit! Would it do me any harm if I never had any more for the rest of my life?
Lights,camera, inaction!
Amid the humdrum haggling in daylight, with horns blaring, hawkers zigzagging through the streets, money changing hands, the crush of bodies jostling for space on sidewalks, Jamaica's main metropolis and its satellite suburbs may seem to be everything but paradisical.