PPCA debacle!

ALMOST 40 employees of the Police Public Com-plaints Authority (PPCA) now face an uncertain future. The Independent Commission of Investigations Act repealed the Police Public Complaints Act, effectively ending the life of the 17-year-old civilian body which was established to probe allegations against members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force.

Commish orders cops' arrest

POLICE COMMISSIONER Owen Ellington has ordered the immediate arrest of a group of policemen who were caught on video beating and shooting to death a man who was unarmed and had been subdued by the lawmen.Following the examination of a citizen's video of...

UDC defends land deal

AFTER DIVESTING approximately 120 acres of its prime lands in Caymanas Estate, St Catherine, the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) is adamantly defending its right to do so.UDC Chairman Wayne Chen said the agency...

Strengthen HIV/AIDS policy

OPPOSITION SENATOR Sandrea Falconer has called for an overarching non-discriminatory HIV/AIDS policy.Falconer argued that the HIV policy which now addresses the public-health issue in the workplace should go further to...

Teacher assessment coming

PLAYERS IN the education sector have been put on alert that the ministry will be focusing heavily on enforcing the Education Act this year.Education Minister Andrew Holness said on Thursday that the ministry would be introducing the Jamaica School...

Fresh start for deportees

APPROXIMATELY 75 persons of the estimated 6,000 facing deportation proceedings arrived in Jamaica on Thursday to start new chapters in their lives.Jim, a certified pharmacist technician and musician, was one of the 73...

'Zekes' appeal dismissed

FORMER MATTHEWS Lane strongman, 52-year-old Donald 'Zekes' Phipps, has lost his legal battle in the Court of Appeal to have his double-murder convictions and sentences set aside.The Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal...

Free check-ups forMarcus Garvey students

Approximately 20 students of Marcus Garvey Technical High School in St Ann's Bay who are part of an empowerment programme group, benefited recently from free medical checks by Dr Phillip Henry.Henry, who has a practice in St Ann's Bay and also works at...

Road repairs benefiting residents of Fruitful Vale

Residents of Fruitful Vale in West Portland are benefiting from repairs to the Bath Springs Road in that constituency, which was officially opened on Monday by Robert Montague, state minister with responsibility for local government.

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