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Be warned! - Police urge persons to desist from cybercrimes

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

The police are warning perpetrators of cybercrimes that they will be apprehended and dealt with decisively.Head of the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime (C-TOC) Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Assistant Commissioner of Police...

Something Extra | Tuesday

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

The streets of Kingston were brightened with pink on Sunday, October 28, as over 5,000 participants took to the streets in their pink tutus and 'tall' socks at the 2018 ICWI/Jamaica Reach To Recovery Pink Run. The run was the culmination of a month...

Tuesday Talk

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

1. Why spend millions of dollars to build overhead bridges when they are not being used? There are prime examples at some prominent schools where students elect to ignore the bridges and create chaos for motorists.2. Even though tips are not allowed...

Growth & Jobs | JN competition grows Hitchener's business

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

A year after winning the 'Make-up Category' in the 2017 JNSBL Barber and Beauty Battle, make-up artist Ariel Hitchener is receiving more requests for her services from a wide range of clients, and is grateful for the exposure which she gained from...

Firefight - Bunting blasts Sinclair over questions about issuance of licence for gun range

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AMAlbert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer

Labelling Government Senator Charles Sinclair as "an idiot", former minister of national security Peter Bunting has responded with disdain to a call for him to tell the country what he knows about a firearm dealer's licence issued to the operator of...

Large entertainment events must use CCTV, says Davis

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AMAlbert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU:entertainment promoters who are staging medium-size to large events in St James will be mandated to install closed-circuit television (CCTV) as part of their security measures under the ongoing state of public emergency in the parish....

Far-right president, worrying rights groups

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

SAO PAULO (AP):In some of his first words to the nation as president-elect, far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro has promised to defend the constitution and unite a bitterly divided populace.His left-leaning rival imme-diately vowed to mount a...

Seven shot at California nightclub holding Halloween party

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

RIVERSIDE, California (AP):Seven people were shot and wounded early Monday during a Halloween party at a Southern California nightclub, police said.The shooting was reported at a nightclub called Sevilla in the city of Riverside that had promoted a...

Anti-Semitic incidents were on the rise even before shooting

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

NEW YORK (AP):Swastikas scrawled into Jewish students' notebooks. Headstones toppled and desecrated by vandals at Jewish cemeteries. Jews falsely blamed for challenges facing the nation.The shooting rampage that killed 11 people at Pittsburgh's Tree...

Swiss banker gets 10 years for Venezuela graft case

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

BOGOTA (AP):A former Swiss banker has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in laundering US$1.2 billion stolen from Venezuela's state oil company in a case implicating President Nicol·s Maduro's stepsons.Matthias Krull is cooperating...

Scotiabank donates Nutrition for Learning funds to St James schools

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU:Scotiabank Jamaica yesterday made a donation of J$1.4 million to three schools in St James as part of its Nutrition for Learning programme. Thirty-four schools island-wide will receive a combined amount of $20 million to assist their...

Mexico referendum nixes partly built US$13b airport

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Voters in Mexico have rejected completion of a partly built new airport for Mexico City, opposing it by a 70 to 29 per cent margin.President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday that he will respect the referendum, effectively ending the US...

Holness, president of Malta accept honorary chairmanship to Global Resilience Centre

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has announced that Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, president of Malta, have accepted the role of honorary chairmanship to the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre.The...

Letter of the Day | Set high standards as public-health inspectors

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:I want to laud Lennox Wallace, chief public health inspector of St James, and his dedicated team for their firm and decisive act in closing down two food-handling entities in the parish for blatant breaches of the Public Health Act....

Priyanka's star-studded bridal shower

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Priyanka Chopra kicked off her pre-wedding celebrations in style with a star-studded bridal shower on Sunday.The Baywatch actress is set to tie the knot with fiancÈ Nick Jonas in the coming months, and her closest friends Mubina Rattonsey and Anjula...

New Fortress Energy donates $4.5 million to youth development

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

New Fortress Energy (NFE), a global energy infra-structure company that supports youth development and education in Jamaica, has donated more than J$4.5 million to RISE Life Management Services to boost a critical youth and community social...

Elizabeth Morgan | Caribbean and Brexit: securing market access

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AMElizabeth Morgan/ Guest Columnist

The European Union (EU) Summit addressing Brexit held on October 18 has come and gone with no UK withdrawal agreement and no date for another summit. While the EU has said that not enough progress was made, the view from the British side is that the...

Eleven nurses head to UK for critical-care training

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AMPaul Clarke/Gleaner Writer

The success of the Critical Care Nursing Programme could be a template for similar programmes being developed to address the shortage of specialist nurses in other areas of the sector, Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has posited.He was...

Editorial | Wanting more from Mr Shields

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

There is much to agree with in Mark Shields' analysis of the state of crime in Jamaica and how the problem can be fixed, including the need for a radical reform of what he deems to be a highly corrupt police force that is deeply resistant to efforts...

Guard against manipulation of NEI inspections

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:I am writing to explore the role and mandate of the National Education Inspectorate (NEI).We are already two months into the new school year and we look forward to the next round of NEI school inspections. I have full confidence in...

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