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Published:Friday | March 7, 2014 | 3:19 PM

The Council has expressed concerns about the high number of new admissions to the legal profession. One-hundred-and-twenty-seven new lawyers were licenced over the 2012-2013 period.

Published:Friday | March 7, 2014 | 2:32 PM

The Minister of National Security and MP for Central Manchester, Peter Bunting, has reported a 12 per cent reduction in murders for the island and a 50 per cent reduction for the parish.

Published:Friday | March 7, 2014 | 2:22 PM

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade A.J. Nicholson has announced that effective March 1, Jamaicans travelling to Bermuda will no longer require a visa.

Published:Friday | March 7, 2014 | 2:05 PM

The bill is aimed at regulating and improving the status, profile and quality of the teaching profession.

Published:Friday | March 7, 2014 | 2:01 PM

Earlier, Minister with Responsibility for Information, Sandrea Falconer recounted the roles played by several leading Jamaican women including Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller.

Published:Friday | March 7, 2014 | 1:44 PM

A 17-year-old girl and another man remain in police custody in connection with last Friday’s incident in which a man was killed by the police in an alleged shootout.

Published:Friday | March 7, 2014 | 1:09 PM

LIAT chairman Jean Holder says he has been trying to persuade people to invest and has met with a number of governments and Prime Ministers.

Published:Friday | March 7, 2014 | 1:09 PM

Athlete Oscar Pistorius' ex-girlfriend told his trial he once fired his gun from his car sunroof after becoming angry with police.

Published:Friday | March 7, 2014 | 12:22 PM

The judge told the jurors that one of the serious contentions the defense raised is in relation to a BlackBerry Torch.

Published:Friday | March 7, 2014 | 12:21 PM

It has been disclosed in the Supreme Court that the matter filed by musician, Wayne Lattibeaudiere, was struck out from as far back as 2006.

Published:Friday | March 7, 2014 | 11:58 AM

Valentina Matvienko, the speaker of Russia's upper house of parliament, made clear today that the country would welcome Crimea if it votes in the referendum to join its giant neighbor.

Published:Friday | March 7, 2014 | 9:54 AM

Yesterday afternoon defence lawyer Tom Tavares-Finson had to move quickly to defend his client after Justice Campbell told jurors that Vybz Kartel did not deny that he was the person speaking in ...

Published:Friday | March 7, 2014 | 9:41 AM

Jamaica’s local-based Reggae Boyz are scheduled to return from St Lucia today following a successful two-match friendly international in the Caribbean.

Published:Friday | March 7, 2014 | 9:34 AM

Three female FIFA officials from Jamaica are booked to leave the country tomorrow to officiate at the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica from March 15-April 4.

Published:Friday | March 7, 2014 | 9:09 AM

Patricia Hall and Kaliese Spencer are the fourth and fifth fastest athletes going into this afternoon's women's 400m semi-finals ...

Published:Friday | March 7, 2014 | 8:41 AM

Venezuela has expelled Panama's ambassador and three other diplomats amid growing tensions over opposition protests.

Published:Friday | March 7, 2014 | 8:25 AM

Protracted discussions on the revised national budget escalated last night with the Government accusing the Opposition of suggesting that the country borrow money to fill a revenue shortfall.

Published:Friday | March 7, 2014 | 8:04 AM

Yesterday, prisoners were overheard shouting that they wanted fish, steak and chicken as man cannot live by bread alone.

Published:Friday | March 7, 2014 | 8:04 AM

Opposition spokesman on local government Desmond McKenzie is calling for the Office of the Contractor General to conduct a follow-up probe into the operations of the NSWMA.

Published:Friday | March 7, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Minister of Labour and Social Security Derrick Kellier says there is an urgent need for more productivity to ensure economic growth."Raising productivity in Jamaica will make our goods and services more competitive in both domestic and international...

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