Ganja valued at $2.7m seized in Clarendon 6:05 PM
Matalon resigns as CTL chairman 5:23 PM
J$101.61 to one US dollar 5:04 PM
Patron attacks Capleton on stage during US show 5:03 PM
Sister of MP Dayton Campbell dies 3:57 PM
JLP pays tribute to Hibbert in Parliament 3:31 PM
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Two injured in Melrose Hill crash
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
6:50 PM
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — A motor vehicle crash along the Melrose Hill Bypass in Manchester this afternoon left at least two people nursing injuries in hospital. Information is sketchy at this time however a representative of the fire department said that when they arrived on the scene some minutes after 4:00pm only ...more
Ganja valued at $2.7m seized in Clarendon
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica — More than 500 pounds of ganja valued at $2.7 million was seized in Clarendon Tuesday.
Reports are that 63 packages weighing approximately 539.9 pounds were found in a motorcar by police during an operation in the parish.
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Matalon resigns as CTL chairman
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Observer has been informed that chairman of Caymanas Track Limited (CTL), the promoters of horse racing in the island, Joseph ‘Big Joe’ Matalon has tendered his resignation to Minister without portfol ...more
Chrysler agrees to recall 2.7m Jeep SUVs
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Chrysler announced Tuesday that it would bow to the US safety regulator’s pressure to recall 2.7 million Jeep Libertys and Jeep Grand Cherokees over a fire risk that caused dozens of deaths.
Two weeks after rejecting t ...more
J$101.61 to one US dollar
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
The Canadian dollar went for J$99.87, down seven cents while the British pound traded at $159.86, 49 cents higher.
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Patron attacks Capleton on stage during US show
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall artiste Capleton was physically abused while performing at Reggae on the Hills at Calaveras County Fairgrounds Angels Camp in California last week.
A video, posted on YouTube, shows a longhaired male patron findin ...more
Two firearms seized at Portmore Fishing village
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two firearms were seized at the Portmore Fishing Village in St Catherine this morning. Reports are that an operation was carried out in the Dyke Road area when a Smith and Wesson M14 rifle and a Beretta semi-automatic pisto ...more
Sister of MP Dayton Campbell dies
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Parliament recorded its sympathies for government member of parliament for North West St Ann Dr Dayton Campbell whose sibling died while attempting to give birth at the University Hospital of the West Indies today.
Deputy L ...more
JLP pays tribute to Hibbert in Parliament
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Members of Parliament today paid tribute to former parliamentarian, Joseph Hibbert, who died at hospital Saturday night after a heart attack.
People's National Party (PNP) members were noticeably ...more
Veronica Campbell-Brown responds to drug charges
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — A defiant Claude Bryan, manager of embattled Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell Brown has leapt to the defence of his star client and has adamantly defended her credibility.
In a release issued minutes ago, Bryan the h ...more
VCB suspended from competition
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The Jamaica Athletics Administration Association (JAAA) in a terse statement today confirmed that sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown has been provisionally suspended from competition pending the findings of a disciplinary panel tha ...more
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