Dons run Sp Town - 'Alternative gov't' rules the streets; $multimillion extortion racket thriving
THE WELL-ORGANISED 'dons' of Spanish Town, St. Catherine, have instituted an 'alternative government' which they use to control a thriving multimillion-dollar extortion racket in the town which targets businessmen, market vendors, and taxi operators...
Not just the fingerprints...
POLICE COMMISSIONER Francis Forbes wants all persons deported to Jamaica fingerprinted, irrespective of their criminal status.
Gastro warning still out Monique Hepburn
WESTERN BUREAU: THE WESTERN Regional Health Authority (WRHA) has detected 607 new gatro-enteritis cases in St. James alone over the past two days, and has placed health care facilities on alert to the outbreak.
PM Patterson names education task force
THIRTY-SIX DAYS after indicating this intent in his New Year's Message, Prime Minister P.J. Patterson yesterday announced the appointment of a task force to review the status and delivery of education in Jamaica.
Zacca to sit on UK Privy Council panel - Will begin hearing appeals filed by murder convicts
Will begin hearing appeals filed by murder convicts THE UNITED Kingdom Privy Council comprising of a nine-member panel, including Jamaica's retired Chief Justice Edward Zacca...
S&P downgrades Ja
LEADING CREDIT rating agency Standard & Poors (S&P) yesterday lowered its long-term local currency sovereign rating on Jamaica to "B" from "B+" and revised its outlook on its long-term rating to "negative" from "stable".
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