US stubborn in 'Dudus' extradition pursuit - Golding

The Jamaican Government has accused the United States of being headstrong in efforts to resolve the extradition saga involving alleged gunrunner Christopher 'Dudus' Coke.Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, Prime...

St Catherine youth take FIRST steps to better parenting

The St Catherine Youth Council and Friendly Intervention, Recreational, Self- Awareness and Transformation (FIRST) joined forces to equip parents in the West Prospect community in east central St Catherine with the necessary...

20-y-o woman charged with JLP councillor's murder faces court today

The woman charged with the murder of Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor Robert 'Chi Chi' Williams is to appear in court today. Twenty-year-old Sherine Miller of a Norbrook, St Andrew, address was charged on Wednesday, nine days after Williams...

Young professionals to launch campaign against crime

The Jamaica Association of Young Professionals (JAYP) says it will be launching an anti-crime campaign dubbed 'Let Their Life'. In a release yesterday, JAYP chairman Junior Rose said that for too long criminal elements have been allowed to take over...

Bunting vows PNP will keep distance from criminals

PETER BUNTING, the general secretary of the People's National Party (PNP), on Wednesday said his party would not allow itself to be associated with criminals.In his contribution to the 2010-2011 Sectoral Debate in Parliament, Bunting, who is also...

Caribbean Airlines gives back

Air Jamaica's new owners, Caribbean Airlines, recently donated US$5,000 (J$450,000) to Couples Resorts' non-profit organisation, Issa Trust Foundation, to go towards the launch of a paediatric medical rotation programme in northeastern Jamaica...

School principals retreat to advance

WESTERN BUREAU:The Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (JAPSS) launched its Biennial Retreat 2010 at the Breezes Resort and Spa in Braco, Trelawny, on Wednesday...

MP calls for infrastructural upgrade at Belmont Academy

EASTERN WESTMORELAND Member of Parliament Luther Buchanan is appealing to the Government to upgrade the infrastructure at the Belmont Academy in Whitehouse Westmoreland so that the holistic development of the students...

Treadways gets community centre

THe Residents of Treadways in northwest St Catherine now have a new community centre. This was made possible through the efforts of Affordable Engineering, located in May Pen, Clarendon, which began construction of the $8-million facility in October...

SERHA targets scrap-metal workers for tetanus shots

The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) is now providing the tetanus vaccine for scrap metal workers and other at-risk groups at three health centres in Kingston and St Andrew.Individuals can now visit the Seaview Gardens, Hagley Park...

Fortune favours the brave at Secrets Resort

WESTERN BUREAU: While other banks retreated from the market, on the eve of the global financial meltdown National Commercial Bank corporate banking was committing US$180...

Going green is not enough - travel editor

The call by Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) Chairman John Maginley for decisive action to protect the region's natural assets from climate change has been echoed by geotourism expert Jonathan Tourtellot....

GSAT software coming

Professor Charles Nesson of Harvard Law School and founder/co-director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, is spearheading the development of software to make it easier for GSAT students to study...

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