'Unholy union' - Charter could sanction gay marriage in Jamaica - Christian lawyers
A GROUP of Christian attorneys and church leaders is fearful that proposed amendments to the Jamaican Constitution could, potentially, ban devotions in schools as well as permit homosexual marriage.
New Governor-General of Jamaica to be sworn in today
PROFESSOR KENNETH Hall, former pro-vice chancellor and principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI), will today be sworn in as the fifth Governor-General of Jamaica. Professor Hall will succeed Sir Howard Cooke...
Hermitage body found
THE BODY of 19-year-old Benton Barnes was recovered yesterday afternoon from the Hermitage Dam in St. Andrew, three days after he drowned there. Howard Newell, water production manager at the NWC, yesterday assured the public...
Public Accounts Committee raps National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) for waste
PARLIAMENT'S PUBLIC Accounts Committee (PAC) has criticised the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) for spending some $16.8 million on the repair and servicing of garbage processing equipment for the period 2002-2004.
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) may force early polls
A SENIOR Opposition figure is serving notice that the Government could face a vote of no confidence in Parliament if divisions sparked by the current presidential campaign in the ruling party are not healed after the election.
Estimates to be tabled in House March 7
FINANCE MINISTER Omar Davies has announced that the Supplementary Estimates will be tabled in Parliament on March 7, two months later than its usual tabling.
Junor: 15,000 have HIV but don't know - Health Minister backs universal testing
HEALTH MINISTER John Junor says if Jamaica is to achieve Universal Access in HIV/AIDS treatment, care and support by 2010, all sexually-active persons will have to be tested to determine their status.
Two more Brits join Jamaican police force
TWO MORE British policemen have signed contracts to join the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) at the rank of assistant commissioner of police (ACP). However, a third, who would have been appointed to tackle corruption, declined the offer.
Transport sector braces for Cricket World Cup
THE TRANSPORT sector is bracing itself for the multitudes expected to flood into the island for Cricket World Cup 2007. Major changes are to be made to South Camp Road...
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