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Published:Wednesday | June 18, 2008 | 1:22 PM

The government says it expects within the next three weeks to have a legal opinion on the matter of a fixed election date.

Published:Wednesday | June 18, 2008 | 1:21 PM

Three of four Haitians men who were allegedly held with four firearms in St Catherine in January have been freed of gun charges.

Published:Wednesday | June 18, 2008 | 1:19 PM

Human Rights lobby group Jamaicans For Justice (JFJ) is expressing concern about the manner in which the joint police military operation in Spanish Town was carried out over the weekend.

Published:Wednesday | June 18, 2008 | 1:16 PM

Police Commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin said the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be paying more attention to the educational qualification of new recruits.

Published:Wednesday | June 18, 2008 | 1:15 PM

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), is advising Jamaicans to treat the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season with greater urgency.

Published:Wednesday | June 18, 2008 | 12:36 PM

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has disclosed that illegal immigrants from Haiti have established communities in some areas of Jamaica.

Published:Wednesday | June 18, 2008 | 12:34 PM

The Prime Minister will be entering into discussions with the National Housing Trust (NHT) with a view to having houses reserved for use by police personnel who are transferred.

Published:Wednesday | June 18, 2008 | 12:32 PM

Information Minister, Olivia Grange has announced plans for increased monitoring of the media.

Published:Wednesday | June 18, 2008 | 12:32 PM

The police in St. Ann announced an identification parade for some of the persons held in connection with a daring robbery in Ocho Rios is scheduled for today.

Published:Wednesday | June 18, 2008 | 12:31 PM

The government is proposing to make further changes to the Consumer Protection Act to provide further safeguards for consumers

Published:Wednesday | June 18, 2008 | 12:30 PM

The police in St. Thomas report they are bracing themselves for more extortion related crimes following yesterday’s bomb blast in Morant Bay.

Published:Wednesday | June 18, 2008 | 12:30 PM

The service provided by the National Water Commission, (NWC) is expected to improve following the donation of equipment to the water company yesterday.

Published:Tuesday | June 17, 2008 | 11:08 AM

The government and the opposition are to continue discussions on how to curtail the country’s crime problem at a meeting today.

Published:Tuesday | June 17, 2008 | 11:07 AM

Minister of Information, Youth, Culture and Sports, Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange will be among those making presentations in parliament today as the 2008/ 2009 Sectoral Debate enters its sixth week.

Published:Tuesday | June 17, 2008 | 11:07 AM

Transport Minister, Mike Henry is to meet with the unions representing workers at the state owned Jamaica Urban Transit Company, (JUTC) today.

Published:Tuesday | June 17, 2008 | 11:06 AM

The British government will be introducing a new points system for determining the eligibility of migrants for entry to the UK as highly skilled workers.

Published:Tuesday | June 17, 2008 | 11:05 AM

Residents in Tatchfield and Mount Zion in St. Ann are seeking to take legal action against mobile telephone provider Miphone.

Published:Monday | June 16, 2008 | 7:39 PM

The Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica Star and the Gleaner Online are featuring the very best designs with honest critiques in the Gleaner\'s Fash

Published:Monday | June 16, 2008 | 7:36 PM

The police have revealed that the man who was shot dead in Downtown Kingtston today by lawmen was an impersonator.

Published:Monday | June 16, 2008 | 7:35 PM

Four Jamaican fishermen, who were convicted in May last year for illegal possession of eight AK-47 rifles, two revolvers and 75 rounds of ammunition have lost their appeal.

Published:Monday | June 16, 2008 | 7:35 PM

A team of Peoples National Party, PNP executive members are now in Havana, Cuba for an official visit at the invitation of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC).

Published:Monday | June 16, 2008 | 2:08 PM

The government and the opposition are to continue discussions on how to curtail the country’s crime problem when they meet tomorrow.

Published:Monday | June 16, 2008 | 2:07 PM

A 60 year old paraplegic man was among several persons killed violently in the corporate area, St Catherine, Manchester and St James in the last 24 hours.

Published:Monday | June 16, 2008 | 2:04 PM

The police have released the name of the second of three men who were killed in Norwood, St. James last night.

Published:Monday | June 16, 2008 | 2:03 PM

A Jamaican man has been named on the US Immigration Customs Enforcement \'Most Wanted Fugitive Criminal Alien\' list.

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