New Oath of Allegiance marks historic ceremony
DESPITE THREATS of rain and under a darkening red sky, Jamaicans from all walks of life joined together to witness an historic swearing-in ceremony at Emancipation Park yesterday evening.
Patterson pledges 'no corruption'
P.J. PATTERSON, President of the People's National Party (PNP), yesterday committed himself to leading a Government without a "taint of corruption" as he was officially sworn in as Prime Minister for a record third consecutive term...
JLP still backs Seaga
JAMAICA LABOUR Party (JLP) parliamentarians have voted to retain Edward Seaga as leader and the Leader of the Opposition, according to a release issued yesterday by the party.
Treasurer defrauds Jamaica Cancer Society
MANDEVILLE: ELIAS AZAN, 43, pleaded guilty to defrauding the Jamaica Cancer Society when he appeared in the Mandeville Resident Magistrate's (RM) Court yesterday.
JMA endorses call for summit
THE JAMAICA Manufacturers Association (JMA) has endorsed the call made by Opposition Leader Edward Seaga for a summit between himself and Prime Minister P.J. Patterson towards establishing stable bipartisan relations...
Women urged to 'take back their bodies'
IN AN energetic and often humorous speech at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel yesterday Dr. Glenda Simms, head of the Bureau of Women's Affairs urged women to reject societal attempts to define them in terms of their body parts.
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