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Motorcyclist deaths jump 47 per cent...surges past the 100 mark
A total of 25 persons were killed on the nations roadways last month, the lowest figure recorded for a single month this year. Further, according to the latest figures published by the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport, the...
CommentsTwo illegal guns seized in St Elizabeth, Trelawny
Two illegal firearms and nearly two dozen rounds of ammunition were seized in separate incidents in St Elizabeth and Trelawny yesterday. The police say Johnothan Chung, a 24-year-old farmer from Black River, in St Elizabeth, has been charged with...
CommentsUpscale heists - Residents blame increased construction activities for spike in crime
Residents of the upscale Hope Pastures, Beverly Drive and Mona Heights communities in St Andrew say they are suffering from brazen thieves whose crimes are undeterred by police patrols and high-tech security systems. The residents claim more than a...
CommentsWho are these child killers?
The voices of Jamaicas missing children are crying out from their graves. They are crying for justice. The majority of the child murderers in Jamaica have not been brought to book to pay for their crimes. Does Jamaica have a growing band of child...
CommentsMolynes hunt HView scalp
The winning train of Molynes Football Club will roll into Harbour View this evening with hopes of picking up three more points and extending their unbeaten Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) run when 10 of the 12 teams play Game Seven. Among the...
CommentsRichardson welcomes Volcanoes challenge
Jamaican Andrew Richardson has been appointed head coach of the Windward Islands Volcanoes franchise for the upcoming regional first-class season. The 38-year-old succeeds another Jamaican, Andre Coley, who is now the head coach of the Jamaica...
CommentsEx-cop, spouse take on condiments market
Ex-cop Herman Miller and wife Carolyn Rose Miller only have two products in their condiments range. And it would be easy to assume that their company is a long-standing player in the market, given the product packaging, slick promotional materials...
CommentsChas E. Ramson adding warehouse space, cold storage
Chas E. Ramson Limited is investing $375 million in warehouse expansion for which construction has already broken ground on lands owned by the distribution company at its operating base in Kingston. The new warehouse space that Ramson aims to...
CommentsPatra still Queen of the Pack
For dancehall doyenne, Patra, titling yourself queen should supersede ego or trend. Her 1993 single, Queen of the Pack, (also the name of her debut album) was born not only out of self-awareness, but also her desire to empower women across the...
CommentsDancehall fashion represents Di Good Tingz Dem
With the cosmic influence of Jamaican dancehall culture, fashion has transformed into a multidimensional lifestyle where no matter the space, one must be properly dressed in the good tingz dem. According to Maria Hitchins, lecturer in popular...
CommentsCalifornia hospital chain going to court over high prices
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) One of Californias largest hospital systems is facing a trial over accusations that it has used its market dominance to snuff out competition and overcharge patients for medical bills. Opening arguments begin...
CommentsChina complains about US visa restrictions
BEIJING (AP) China has accused the U.S. of harassing Chinese scholars, students, entrepreneurs and scientists, in part through the delay, denial or revocation of visas. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the actions have...
CommentsEl Cervantino C convergence of global creativity
The saying goes, said Manuel Lpez, second secretary at the Embassy of Mexico to Jamaica if a bridge was built by the silver that has been mined in Guanajuato, it will stretch till Spain. This is a saying. Whether such a feat could be...
CommentsYouth Reaching Youth offers education with a twist
Markland McFarlane, a former Youth Reaching Youth (YRY) graduate, says he will definitely be attending Sour Grapes, the fund raising play being put on by the Swallowfield Chapel educational outreach on October 18, 2019. Markland is one of over...
CommentsMagna launches Corporate Fleet Services
On Thursday evening, specially invited guests, stakeholders, and members of the media gathered at the Spanish Court Worthington in Kingston to bear witness as Magna Motors, the exclusive distributor of Hyundai motor vehicles in Jamaica, inaugurated...
CommentsGordon Robinson | Chucking responsibility on rape Chucking responsibility on rape
Its pathetic how obsessed we are with other peoples sex lives, how afraid we are of reality, and how careless we are with our childrens futures. So Delroy Chuck, in opening a parliamentary debate on the report of a joint select committee...
CommentsMark Wignall | Who wins in the corruption game?
The People's National Party (PNP) and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) are in a war that doesn't involve guns, ammunition and borders drawn. That stupid thing was for another time like in the 1970s when the police didn't really know which side had the...
CommentsThe active pursuit of Panth3rz Photography
I wasnt born with a gold spoon in my mouth. My parents are the type to always sacrifice and put me and my siblings first. Doing what I can when I want to, seeing something and being able to purchase it, and most importantly, giving back to my...
CommentsDream House | A real-life castle for a Queen
Once upon a time beyond the world of every day, stood a magical castle, where heroes and heroines shared an adventure in a distant land of myths, legends, and fairy tales. That was this ladys make-believe cartoon world then, as a child. Today,...
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