- Arnett crash 0-2 to W Connection in CFU Club Championship 7:47 PM
- Munro’s Dunkley wins Penn Relays discus 7:41 PM
- EU announces additional 38 million euros in aid for Haiti 7:32 PM
- Japan hailed as strong supporter of Jamaican culture 7:28 PM
- Online energy tool developed for students 7:09 PM
- T&T trade minister disappointed at 'boycott' of Trinidad goods 7:04 PM
- Weekly Round-up: Cop killed...3-y-o's killer found dead... ICC blasts Windies 6:59 PM
- Forex: J$123.15 to one US dollar 5:52 PM
- Cop found guilty of killing girlfriend to be sentenced May 6 5:41 PM
- Kingston Properties buys three new Miami condos 5:34 PM
- 65-y-o man gets life for wife's murder 4:11 PM
- 27-y-o fisherman hit by motor car, dies 3:40 PM
- Another cop attacked, injured 3:25 PM
- US Ambassador extends condolences to relatives, colleagues of slain policewoman 3:12 PM
- Changes coming at public health institutions, says Tufton 2:31 PM
- Jamaica Tallawahs sign Steyn as Malinga replacement 2:27 PM
- First US Zika-related death in Puerto Rico 2:05 PM
- Tourism Minister says programme coming to ensure safety in the sector 1:47 PM
- Helicopter crash off Norway kills 13 12:59 PM
- Excelsior’s Love wins Penn Relays individual award 11:54 AM
- Cornwall Regional staff doing a good job, says Tufton 11:47 AM
- Kingston Western cops seize 6 firearms in two days 11:30 AM
- Workers feeling the heat as climate change slashes productivity: report 9:42 AM
- ONLINE READERS COMMENT: Let the Diaspora vote in our elections, but ... 9:31 AM
- Number of confirmed Zika cases the ‘tip of the iceberg’ 9:10 AM
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Man accused of killing daughter turns self in, flees
ROOSEVELT ‘Timmy’ Thomas, the man accused of killing his three-year-old daughter Leashay, last night escaped police custody hours after he was taken in by a pastor. Police said last night that Thomas reported to the Savanna-la-Mar Police Station in Westmoreland and was later transferred ... Read More
Woman cop critical in hospital after attack at bus stop
POLICE Commissioner Dr Carl Williams has vowed that the men who shot and seriously injured a middle- ... Read More
Bunting wants term limits for PNP leadership
Peter Bunting last night called for a “systematic renewal of leadership” of the Oppositi ... Read More
Lee-Chin undaunted by IMF’s low growth prediction
NEWLY appointed chairman of the Government’s Economic Growth Council (EGC) Michael Lee-Chin sa ... Read More
PHOTO: Award for bravery
Seprod on Wednesday honoured employee Ian Thompson (centre) with an award for bravery after he risked his life to extinguish a fire at the plant in Kingston. Here Prime Minister Andrew Holness (left) makes the presentation to Thompson, while Group Chairman of the Seprod Group Paul B Scott looks on. Holness made the presentation following the unveiling of a $285-million plant investment at the Seprod subsidiary, International Biscuits Limited. (Photo: Joseph Wellington) Read More
Accused lottery scammers again remanded
A police constable and seven civilians accused of being involved in lottery scamming were again remanded after their extradition hearing was adjourned until May 24 in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. The matter was postponed yesterday in order for the Crown to make full disclosure to defence counsellors, and also for the unrepresented accused to settle legal representation. Constable Jason Jahalal, Alrick McLeod, Dahlia Hunter, O’Neil Brown, Xanu Ann Morgan, Dario Palmer, Karae G ... Read More
NRCA ready to promote reduction in plastics, styrofoam use
THE Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA)is preparing to start dialogue with manufacturers of non-biodegradable plastics and styrofoam products to discuss plans to stop their production locally, and replace them with environmentally friendly options. The new board of the NRCA, led by Danville Walker, met earlier this week to discuss the challenges presented by the unregulated use of non-biodegradable plastics and styrofoam and the impact on the land and marine environments. The meet ... Read More
Arnett crash 0-2 to W Connection in CFU Club Championship
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Arnett Gardens suffered a minor setback in the CFU Caribbean Club Championship losing 0-2 to W Connection in semi-final action at the Stade Sylvio Cator this evening. However, Arnett Gardens will get a second bite at the cherry on Sunday when they play the loser of the game between Don Bosco of Haiti and Central FC of Trinidad and Tobago. Goals by Alvin Jones and Jomal WillIams in the third and 45th minutes propelled W Connection into the final of the CFU Club C ... Read More
Munro’s Dunkley wins Penn Relays discus
PHILADELPHIA, USA – Kino Dunkley of Munro College won the high school boys discus throw championships at the 122nd Penn Relays Carnival on the second full day of competition at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Dunkley’s mark of 57.89m makes him the fourth Jamaican to win the event in the last seven years and the first thrower not from Calabar to earn the honour. Calabar’s Warren Barrett was second in the shot put with 20.00m as he watched Jordon Geist of Knoch Senior High in S ... Read More
EU announces additional 38 million euros in aid for Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) – The European Union said Friday it was giving an additional 38 million euros in cash aid to Haiti, which is combatting drought and a migration crisis with neighboring Dominican Republic. The funding included 12.2 million euros for food and drinking water to more than 400,000 Haitians, an EU news release said. The El Nino weather phenomenon has devastated crops, with losses of up to 70 percent in some areas. About 3.6 million Haitians are facing food insecurit ... Read More
Japan hailed as strong supporter of Jamaican culture
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, is hailing the Japanese Government for its continued support of cultural programmes in Jamaica. Principal Director of Culture in the Ministry, Dr Janice Lindsay, said Japan endorsed Jamaica’s World Heritage programme through which the Blue and John Crow Mountains was inscribed to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO)World Heritage List last year, becomi ... Read More
Online energy tool developed for students
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – Secondary school students now have the benefit of an online tool to conduct energy research for projects and prepare for examinations. Dubbed ‘Energy for young minds’ the awareness and education tool was developed by the Caribbean Energy Information Systems (CEIS), which is headquartered at the Scientific Research Council (SRC) in St Andrew. “It provides energy information resources that can help students to get a better understanding of energ ... Read More
T&T trade minister disappointed at 'boycott' of Trinidad goods
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago Trade and Industry Minister Paula Gopee Scoon Friday expressed disappointment that trade was being used as a measure to discuss immigration issues involving Jamaica following the decision of Port of Spain to deport several Jamaican nationals earlier this year. Gopee Scoon confirmed that at least one major exporter of food and beverage of has had its goods taken off the shelves in Kingston others had been told “we are not buying fro ... Read More
Weekly Round-up: Cop killed...3-y-o's killer found dead... ICC blasts Windies
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 54-year-old policewoman died in hospital Friday after being shot multiple times the day before. The woman corporal was reportedly at a bus stop on Bray Street in east Kingston when she was attacked by men on a motorcycle. Leaders in society have expressed outrage at the callous shooting. Leader of the Opposition, Portia Simpson Miller expressed sadness at “yet another shooting of a police officer”. In the meantime, Commissioner of Police Dr Carl Willia ... Read More
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