Black Friday - Portland road gets a battering
Persistent rain which has battered eastern parishes destroyed a key road in the community of Friday, Portland, Monday, leaving a mere footpath for residents to exit districts in the Rio Grande Valley.Affected areas include...

Accused claims he killed King in self-defence - cop
Superintendent McArthur Sutherland testified Tuesday that 26-year-old labourer Sheldon Pusey told him that he killed 64-year-old Ambassador Peter King, but it was in self-defence.Sutherland said Pusey made the disclosure shortly after he cautioned him...

Spanish royals arrive next week
Two months after scrapping a trip to Jamaica, Spanish King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia will pay a two-day state visit to Jamaica from February 17-18. The royals are expected to arrive at the Norman Manley International Airport....

Asthmatic patients breathe sigh of relief - Inhalers for MoBay, Sav, St Ann's Bay, Falmouth
WESTERN BUREAU: Nineteen year-old Ash-ley Anguin has suffered from life-threatening asthma since birth. On many trips to the Accident and Emergency unit at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), she felt as if she she would die...

Vigilante murder appeal quashed
The Court of Appeal, in dismissing a case in which the appellant was involved in a mob killing, emphasised that such deaths undermined the Constitution of Jamaica.The court made the observation when it ordered that Donald , 37, football entertainment coordinator...

Not a dime more for sugar, says PM
PRIME MINISTER Bruce Golding said on Tuesday that the Government had no plans to spend another dollar to save the beleaguered Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) as it eyes other potential investors for the loss-making entity. Golding said on Tuesday...

Manslaughter case hits snag
A shortage of resident magistrates in St Catherine has led to the postponement of the preliminary inquiry against a police superintendent charged with vehicular manslaughter. Appearing before the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court Tuesday ...