Hibbert will not quit, Politician declares innocence in Mabey and Johnson affair
EMBATTLED JAMAICA Labour Party (JLP) Member of Parliament, Joseph Hibbert, said he was not contemplating stepping down as Member of Parliament (MP) in the wake of fresh allegations that he received more than £100,000 from British bridge-building company, Mabey and Johnson Limited.

Brits still after Ramcharan
The British government is seeking to take control of the properties in Jamaica which are owned by 55-year-old Jamaican businessman Norman Ramcharan.Ramcharan, who was one of Jamaica's most sought-after criminals, was jailed in...

Kidnappers return boy unharmed
The 12-year-old son of a prominent businessman in central Jamaica who was abducted earlier this week is back with his family.The boy was snatched on his way to school in the presence of other students, Wednesday morning, in a residential community.

Triple murderer seeks to reduce life sentence
A juvenile who was convicted three times for murder before he was 18 years old is seeking to have his sentence of life imprisonment set aside.The convict, 25-year-old Damion Thomas, also called 'Cuttist', has filed an appeal...

US, France, Britain condemn Iran's underground plant
PITTSBURGH (AP)Bluntly confronting Iran, the leaders of the United States (US), France and Britain accused the Islamic republic yesterday of clandestinely building an underground plant to make nuclear fuel that could be used to build an atomic bomb.

Final county produces 11 for GG awards
Eleven Jamaicans in the county of Surrey were recognised for being local heroes with the work they have done in their professional lives and their communities at the Governor General Achievement awards ceremony held at Morant...

New Salvation Army head calls for more - Says economic climate has brought an increase in need
The Salvation Army's Caribbean affairs are now in the control of a new boss. He's Colonel Onal Castor, a native of Haiti who has been an officer of the Salvation Army for more than 30 years.