In the Press - Jamaica

Swallowfield Chapel hails the mothers

Some laughed, some cried, others hugged their children as if seeing them for the first time. ...

PHOTO: Repairs to sections of West Rural St. Andrew

Member of Parliament for St Andrew West Rural, Paul Buchanan (left) looks over a repair plan for sections of his constituency with State Minister for ...

INDECOM says law outdated

THE Independent Commission of Investigation (INDECOM) last week urged Government to review the police's Use of Force Policy if it wants to minimise the instances ...

Government looking at violence insurance for teachers

THE Ministry of Education is considering implementing an insurance package to compensate teachers who are attacked and injured by unruly students while on the job. ...

Nigerian-born dentist was on criminal charge

BACKGROUND checks on controversial dentist, Nigerian-born Dr Christopher Ogunsalu have revealed that he was charged in 2007 with assaulting a female assistant during a dispute ...

Firefighters battle blaze for more than 12 hours

IT is 9:00 am Saturday. The fire, which had engulfed Nulife Recycling Limited on Carifta Avenue in Kingston since 9:00 Friday night, is still burning. ...

Chinese lament waste of money on Sligoville mini-stadium

NEARLY seven years after the Chinese Government spent $248 million to construct a mini-stadium in Sligoville, St Catherine, as a gift to the Jamaican people, ...

St Mary Infirmary staff welcome Labour Day project

PORT MARIA, St Mary — Come Labour Day on May 23, the St Mary Infirmary, which is home to over 80 residents, will get a ...

Three social issues for Sectoral Debate

THREE important social issues will be highlighted in the continuing Sectoral Debate this week, when Ministers without Portfolio Horace Dalley and Morais Guy take on ...

Stadium built with Chinese money in ruins

NEARLY seven years after the Chinese Government spent $248 million to construct a mini-stadium in Sligoville, St Catherine, as a gift to the Jamaican people, ...

Nobody saw death of Islington woman coming

ISLINGTON, St Mary — Just over two years ago, one woman from this north-eastern Jamaican parish survived being shot by her policeman husband, to tell ...

No word yet on cause of train crash

A team from the United States National Transportation Safety Board yesterday morning rushed to the area where commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided last ...

Tension rises on Korean Peninsula

A South Korean official yesterday claimed that North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters. It is alleged that the North fired ...

Muslims and Christians clash

Egyptian security officials say clashes between Muslims and Christians in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria last Friday night left one man dead of a ...

Crackdown on militants

Nigeria's military yesterday imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of the northeastern city of Maiduguri as it presses its offensive against militants. A statement ...

Portland Infirmary to get Vaz salary cut

Member of Parliament for Western Portland Dayrl Vaz has decided to give the Portland Infirmary the five per cent of his salary which he has ...

'Livity' beating probe draws to a close

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) says it is far advanced in its investigations into claims by Leighton 'Livity' Coke that he was beaten almost ...

Better days for INDECOM, police relations

After a rough start with distrust on both sides and court battles, the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) and the police seem to have arrived ...

Crump bowing out - Businessman says no to calls for him to continue as chamber president

Davon Crump, the outgoing president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is crediting a team effort for the numerous achievements it achieved ...

Cruel by choice - Thousands of Jamaican children intentionally injured by adults annually

Less than 48 hours after Jamaicans joined the rest of the world in marking International Children's Day, there is confirmation that scores of the nation's ...