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Hang them high in the town square
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Woodford Square is in the center of the capital. It is a stone throw away from the Parliament building ...
Commish regrets death of drowned cop
COMMISSIONER of Police, Owen Ellington, says he and the entire police force are saddened by the unfortunate death of Corporal Vincent Bent from the Police ...
Health ministry begins handing out Child Health and Development Passport
THE Ministry of Health on Tuesday began issuing the new Child Health and Development Passport (CHDP), heralding what many believe to be a significant step ...
Nurses stay away from work for second day
SCORES of nurses yesterday stayed off the job for the second day, forcing public hospitals to scale down operations to offer emergency services only. ...
Danny Roberts resigns from NWU
VETERAN trade unionist Danny Roberts has resigned from the National Workers Union (NWU), saying that he wishes to explore a number of options in the ...
Fraudulent PATH cheques in circulation
THE Ministry of Labour and Social Security yesterday asked supermarkets, wholesalers, shopkeepers, merchants and other business owners to be on the lookout for fraudulent PATH ...
PAST AND PRESENT
New Custos of St Andrew Marigold Harding (right) poses with her predecessor Bishop Dr Carmen Stewart following her installation at a ceremony at King's House ...
Cop falls into Rio Cobre, drowns while chasing gunmen
THE body of Corporal Vincent Bent was yesterday pulled from the Rio Cobre in the vicinity of the Gordon Pen community in St Catherine, hours ...
Bill Clinton to speak in Ja next month
FORMER United States President Bill Clinton will deliver a public lecture at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on October 25, according to a ...
G2K dodges Manatt issue, wants answers on DB&G deal
GENERATION 2000 (G2K), the young professional affiliate of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), yesterday deflected questions about the party's role in the Manatt, Phelps & ...
Uprooted marijuana plants
A soldier carry uprooted marijuana plants for destruction following a raid of a clandestine plantation Wednesday at La Union province in northern Philippines. Authorities allegedly ...
APPLETON ESTATE RESERVE VOGUISTA IS FNO'S SIGNATURE COCKTAIL
Appleton Estate Reserve, the premium drink from J Wray and Nephew (JWN), is the signature cocktail for the Jamaica Observer's celebration of Fashion's Night Out ...
ECJ chairman issues caution on new provisions to screen candidates
CHAIRMAN of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) Professor Errol Miller says there are already provisions in the law that sets out the eligibility of ...
This Day in History - September 3
Today is the 246th day of 2010. There are 119 days left in the year. ...
Woman stabbed to death
A 44-year-old woman, identified as Eleanor Bailey, was Wednesday night stabbed to death following a dispute with another woman along Duhaney Drive in Duhaney Park, ...
Justice Carey disqualified; Finsac enquiry to continue
THE probe into the financial sector meltdown of the mid-1990s and Finsac's subsequent intervention was yesterday allowed to continue. But the hearings will have to ...
Police hold Bijoux robbery suspects
POLICE yesterday arrested three suspects in connection with Tuesday's brazen robbery of the Bijoux jewellery store on Knutsford Boulevard in New Kingston. ...
Diary of a killer — Gangster longed to go out with woman
LONELINESS, love for his children and his woman, introspection, and a deep hatred for the police and politicians are the major highlights of the diary ...
Gov’t monitoring situation in health sector
THE Ministry of Labour is considering taking action against nurses in light of disruptions to the health sector caused by a two-day nurses’ sickout. ...
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