'Don't panic!' - Ministry of Health says school closures in Manchester due to H1N1 cases a mere precaution
The Ministry of Health is insisting there is no need for panic, despite the closure of all 69 primary and secondary schools in Manchester following the confirmation of two cases of influenza A (H1N1) infections. The cases include a student at a preparatory school...
Azan backing out of NW Clarendon fight
What People's National Party (PNP) insiders had quietly anticipated would be a spirited electoral battle between the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) Michael Stern and Richard Azan is fizzling into a dull no-contest just a month before the court even hears the matter...
Chin denies he was bought - Former co-accused says he received no inducements to turn State witness
RODNEY CHIN, the prosecutor's chief witness in the corruption case against embattled politician Kern Spencer, said he received no inducement to testify against his former co-accused. "No threats, favours, promises or any other forms of inducements were offered...
JLP proceeds with Hayles, Hay-Webster dual-citizen cases
Lawyers representing the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) are heading to court this week to begin efforts to oust two sitting People's National Party (PNP) members of Parliament. "The documents for the filing of a constitutional motion ...
Court awards $11 million to Juici worker
The Petroleum Company of Jamaica (Petcom) is to pay $11.2 million with interest to a 31-year-old woman who suffered severe burns at her workplace seven years ago when a gas cylinder exploded while being refilled by Petcom workers...
Sectoral Debate today
After taking a short break from sittings of the House of Representatives to campaign and flex political muscle in the North East St Catherine by-election, parliamentarians are today scheduled to begin the Sectoral Debate in Gordon House....
'Please forgive me' - Blacklisted GSAT examiner apologises for exam breach
Haunted by her error in the recently concluded Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), the presiding examiner at the centre of the controversy is begging for one thing: forgiveness. The veteran examiner was delisted for interfering with the proceedings and misleading...
IMMIGRATION CORNER - How best to prepare for re-entry into the USA
Dad and mom hold US green cards. However, they have been out of the US since January 2008, due to dad's illness. Dad's illness resulted in major surgery (quadruple open-heart surgery) in November of 2008 and he is currently recuperating ...