Zero tolerance to mismanaged state funds, says Duncan
WESTERN BUREAU: PUBLIC OFFICIALS who squander state funds should be either fired or held criminally responsible for their actions, according to one of the top players in Jamaica's financial sector.
Mothers slain - Missing bodies found in Bull Bay pit
THE DECOMPOSING bodies of two missing women were pulled from a septic pit in Taylor Land, Bull Bay, St. Andrew, yesterday, bringing to 74 the number of females murdered since the start of the year.
No condoms for prisons to fight HIV/AIDS
FOLLOWING A meeting between officials from the Ministries of Health and National Security yesterday, an agreement has been reached not to distribute condoms in penal facilities. Among those who attended the meeting were Commissioner of Corrections....
Female at helm of St Andrew Rotary
ROTARIAN JENNIFER Anderson Tuesday night broke gender barrier when she was installed as the first female president of the 40-year-old male dominated Rotary Club of St. Andrew. "I feel excited but a little nervous because I am working with about 80 per...
FLANKERS MURDER TRIAL - 'We did not drive into shootout'
THE FLANKERS murder case continued yesterday with 54-year-old fruit vendor Audrey Stephens testifying under cross-examination that the motor car in which she was travelling did not drive into any shootout.
Alleged 'kidnap victim' on conspiracy charge
WESTERN BUREAU: A TEENAGED girl and two men, who allegedly conspired to defraud her mother of $8 million by staging her kidnapping, pleaded not guilty to the charge in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.
Security at May Pen Hospital on red alert
MAY PEN, Clarendon: A POLICE post has been established at the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon following a series of attacks on personnel at the institution. In the latest incident, two female patients were allegedly threatened by men...
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