Crash calamity - Hanover four killed in accident - Eyewitnesses blame speeding - Teen victim sneaked out to party 12-y-o girl left motherless
WESTERN BUREAU: Dissected bodies trapped in mangled metal formed the aftermath of a horrific car crash that left four Hanover residents dead and several communities in mourning yesterday morning. That was the scene that gripped onlookers who rushed from their homes to investigate...
Davis urges public agencies to keep eyeout for corruption
Outgoing Cabinet secretary and head of the public service, Dr Carlton Davis, wants the leadership of government departments and agencies to stick to prescribed rules and guidelines to avoid the incidence of corruption in the public sector....
Wedding survives fire
Tragedy struck the day before they were to say 'I do', as Cassell Samuels' recently opened restaurant and bakery went up in flames, taking with it millions of dollars in investment.The fire, however, could not prevent the bride and groom from enjoying ...
New rules imposed on US travellers to Caribbean
WASHINGTON (CMC): The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says oral declaration is no longer accepted for American travellers to the Caribbean, Mexico and Canada.In a statement issued here last Thursday, DHS said travellers would now be asked ...
Destitute ex-mayor gets $150,000 from Gov't
Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles was on hand yesterday to bring financial assistance to former Morant Bay Mayor Allan Bonaparte Ross.Charles delivered a cheque valued at $150,000 to the 87-year-old ex-mayor who has fallen on hard...
Dead-end burial - Protesters block interment at controversial cemetery
WESTERN BUREAU: Hundreds of angry, placard-bearing demonstrators yesterday thwarted Delapenha's Funeral Home from conducting its first burial at the controversial Royal Rest Cemetery in Shettlewood, Hanover. There has been a long-standing dispute between the residents...
Traffic chief against courts deciding on 'robot' seizures
Ealan Powell, the island's traffic chief, says allowing the court to decide whether a vehicle suspected of being used as an illegal route taxi should be seized may not be the best move.Powell was responding to government Senator Dennis Meadows'...
BRIEFS - Desmond Henry dies
Former Director of Tourism Desmond Henry passed away yesterday, a day before his 73rd birthday. Henry, a public relations/marketing strategist, served as tourism director between 1976 and 1980.
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