Rampage! Gunmen in Rockfort go on robbing, shooting spree; residents in fear of what's next
Residents are cowering in Rockfort, east Kingston, today after a long-running gang feud escalated early yesterday morning. No one was injured in the flare-up but at least five families are now homeless after their houses on Oliver Road were set ablaze.
- Caribbean Council head lauds diaspora for lobbying London
- Bureau of Standards awards six companies
- Tufton defends payments to Hill - But contractor general serves investigation notice
- Defence closes case in Paymaster/GKRS suit
- Annaleise rescuer goes before the courts
- Jamaica to host fifth hemispheric meeting
- Lyns were strangled - pathologist
- Heritage Week celebrations
National Awards set for Monday
The annual National Honours and Awards ceremony is slated to take place on the lawns of King's House, St Andrew, beginning at 9 a.m.
- JUTC hits back at Millwood
- One shot dead, three injured in Portsmouth
- Moore Town gets health centre upgrade
- Long-awaited survey says Jamaicans eat more ready-made meals
- ODPEM prepares residents for the effects of disasters
Cash flow problem hits teachers' loan scheme
PERMANENT SECRETARY in the Ministry of Education Audrey Sewell has admitted that the two-year-old Government revolving loan scheme for teachers pursuing tertiary studies has been hit by cash flow problems.
- Carreras brings joy to students
- Chen sells largest store, wraps up divestment programme
- Egg processors fine-tune liquefication process - To build foreign sales from 'powder'
Jamaica, Australia launch shoot-out
Jamaica's Sunshine Girls will look to confirm their status as a serious threat to one of netball's top two spots, when they start battling against world leaders Australia at the National Indoor Sports Centre today, as the National Commercial Bank-sponsored Sunshine Series gets under way.
- Pollard stars as T&T reach semis with stunning win
- Holyfield, Tyson reunion
- In Your Neighbourhood
- Taylor's ton powers WI women to victory
- Reggae Boyz back on top
- Lucas aiming to score upset win over Melbourne
- Kiwis arrive for two-Test series
- Spring aim to cool Rae Town
- Ghana win U20 World Cup
- Young Turks looking to shine
- 'I enjoy playing against Jamaica'
- Jamaica College hammer Donald Quarrie 8-0
- Al Fouzia for SVL series opener
- Crunch time for daCosta Cup hopefuls
- Williams goal sets up historic win for RSL
- World netball now in the fast lane - JNA boss hopes Fast Net success will raise prestige of game locally
- Really fantastic series, say Forbes and Bryan
EDITORIAL - What's in a name?
The recent announcement that the Government intends to return its trade promotion arm to the original name of JAMPRO is really much ado about nothing. One could go further and call it an arrant waste of time. Frankly, the wider society cares little about whether the agency is called Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI) or JAMPRO ...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Tough times call for tough measures
The Editor, Sir: The effect of the global crisis is worsening the social and economic crisis that our nation has been experiencing over the years. This reality, coupled with the imminent return to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is signalling to the nation that it cannot be business as usual.
- NOTE-WORTHY - No CARICOM commitment
- Concerns over format of NWC bills
- Powerful lobby blocking railway project
- Make prisons profitable enterprises
Providence Kiwanians get new head
Dr Doris Channer-Watson has taken up the awesome responsibility of leading the distinguished Kiwanis Club of Providence in Montego Bay, St James.
Doctor's advice - She hates fruit!
Doc, I really dislike the taste of fruit! Would it do me any harm if I never had any more for the rest of my life?
Lights,camera, inaction!
Amid the humdrum haggling in daylight, with horns blaring, hawkers zigzagging through the streets, money changing hands, the crush of bodies jostling for space on sidewalks, Jamaica's main metropolis and its satellite suburbs may seem to be everything but paradisical.
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