‘I want my daughter alive’ The last five days have been very distressing for Denise Anglin, who is desperately hanging on to hope that her daughter, 29-year-old Danielle Anglin, will return home alive. Danielle, a grade four teacher at the St Peter Claver Primary School in...
No corruption involved in $21b CRH restoration, says Tufton WESTERN BUREAU: Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is rubbishing suggestions that corruption is at the heart of the ballooning cost of the ongoing restoration work at the St James-based Cornwall Regional Hospital [CRH], which currently stands at...
Gov’t considers reducing threshold for specified alcohol limit while driving The Jamaican Government is considering a reduction in the threshold for the prescribed alcohol limit while driving, following several deadly crashes that occurred over the last week. Prime Minister Andrew Holness, chairman of the National Road...
Jackson advocates for focus on microenterprise sector Fitz Jackson, member of parliament (MP) for St Catherine Southern, wants the small and medium-sized businesses in the manufacturing sector to be placed in the spotlight and their performance examined by Parliament’s Economy and Production...
‘One of the biggest things that has happened to me’ When Rayon Davis was, on Wednesday, announced as the recipient of the inaugural Marcia Erskine Scholarship, valued at US$5,000, he was dumbstruck. Davis, a former ward of the State, did not know the measure of the recently deceased media and public...
Motorist awarded $850,000 plus interest in lawsuit against State A motorist who sued the State for $2.5 million claiming he lost, among other things, $1.1 million for the loss of the use of his vehicle, which was seized for four months, was instead awarded $850,000 plus interest in general damages after he could...
J’can official to throw first pitch at MLB game to raise funds for UWI Jamaica’s Consul General to Miami, Oliver Mair, will toss out the first pitch at tonight’s Major League Baseball (MLB) game between the Florida Marlins and the New York Mets to raise funds for the Friends of the University of the West Indies...
‘A VERY SPECIAL BIRTHDAY GIFT’ It was not the birthday gift Wayne Campbell had dreamt of, but for him, yesterday’s conviction of his former son-in-law and three accomplices for the daring daylight contract murder of his daughter six years ago was the best gift. “Today is my...
Put aside ‘strife’ Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Leader of the Opposition Mark Golding are being encouraged to put aside their “animosity” and engage in further Vale Royal Talks to resolve the current impasse in the constitutional-reform process. The Vale Royal...
Stern: Golding’s position on dual citizenship ‘hypocritical’ Senior Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) member Michael Stern says Opposition Leader Mark Golding’s credibility must be questioned following his call for constitutional amendments that would allow Jamaicans with dual citizenship to run for office. Stern,...