Girl burnt to death
TEN-YEAR-OLD Nikoa Inglewood was burnt to death during a fire which razed 12 houses in the inner-city community of Majestic Gardens, West St. Andrew, Saturday night. The blaze, which started shortly after 10:00 p.m., left 44 persons, including 20...
Air Ja suspends flights to Panama
CITING A downturn in world travel, Air Jamaica has suspended flights to Panama effective August 27. The airline's vice-president and chief operating officer John Lewis said that the Panama flight was no longer viable. "The route has to be suspended at...
Transport Authority still head hunting
THE TRANSPORT Authority is still without a managing director, over a week after Lieutenant Commander John McFarlane was reassigned from that post to head the Port Security Corps Ltd. Up last Friday, no official statement was forthcoming out of the...
More Sumfest woes
WESTERN BUREAU: ST. JAMES Parish Council officials have said that the promoters of Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest started the six-day music festival before getting an approved amusement licence from the Local Government authority.
Justice Writes - The cost of impunity is high
IT AMAZES me that so few make the connection between increased crime and the lack of confidence in our justice system. Some time ago two horrific killings took place in a particular community.
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