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Argument over funeral ends in murder-suicide in St James
A Lilliput, St James night club operator this afternoon shot and killed his girlfriend then turned the weapon on himself in Flamstead Gardens near Spring Mount, St James.
CommentsWoman beheaded in Trelawny, suspect in custody
Assistant Commissioner of Police Jermaine Delattibudiere, the officer in charge of crime for Trelawny, says a suspect is in custody in relation to the beheading of a woman in Clarke’s Town. The nude body of 59-year-old Valerie ‘Ms P...
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Bloody Friday
Western Bureau: Blood washed western Jamaica yesterday as fresh on the heels of Valentine’s Day, lovers’ quarrels ended in death for three persons in St James and St Elizabeth while a female farmer was butchered in Trelawny. Yesterday...
CommentsGov’t, unions, private sector on collision course over IDT rulings
At least one trade unionist has pushed back strongly against the wave of growing complaints from employers that the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) is biased against them when they have disputes with employees. In a joint press release yesterday...
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Judas kiss: Dealing with betrayal in church
“Smiling faces sometimes pretend to be your friend Smiling faces show no traces of the evil that lurks within Smiling faces, smiling faces sometimes They don’t tell the truth.” Undisputed Truth – Smiling Faces Sometimes...
CommentsSpecial-needs children get assistance
Eighty special-needs children have been given equipment to deal with their circumstance by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in partnership with the World Bank and the Japanese Embassy. The handover of wheelchairs, hearing aids and walkers...
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‘Golden’ Office?
Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president Michael Ricketts is optimistic about the nation’s chances of hosting two games in the CONCACAF Gold Cup this summer. Ricketts had said last September that he was worried that the JFF’s bid for...
CommentsNo Ari Rodgers regret – Myrie
Principal of Kingston College (KC) Dave Myrie said he has no regrets over his decision to allow injured middle-distance star Ari Rodgers to participate in last year’s ISSA/Digicel Manning Cup competition. The Uganda-born Rodgers, who is yet...
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Trade Winds diversifies into pineapples, dairy plan delayed
Trade Winds Citrus’s ambition to become a dairy producer is still unfulfilled after 18 months awaiting permits for its preferred cattle breed....
CommentsThird-generation hotelier Pike takes on the R Hotel
The green US$6.5 million multistorey edifice in New Kingston was much talked about during its construction when speculation was rife about its intended use....
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Cross Country invades the Park
It was TGIF excitement in St William Grant Park in downtown Kingston as the RJRGLEANER Communications Group kicked off their four-week Cross Country Invasion tour. People on their way to work cra...
CommentsRed Rose in Kingston
The demise of the annual Montego Bay-based Jazz and Blues Festival has left music enthusiasts hungry for an event of similar style and content, to fill that void. According to Wallace Wyndham, marketing director for the annual Red Rose for Gregory...
CommentsLetter of the Day | The hypocrisy in Petrojam saga
THE EDITOR, Sir: “You hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of your own eye; and then shall you see clearly to cast out the mote out of your brother’s eye!” (Matthew 7:5). Why the hullabaloo about the Petrojam scandal? When I...
CommentsWe have a responsibility to maintain the biodiversity of the planet
THE EDITOR, Sir: There are several dolphin interaction facilities already in Jamaica. Why more? The risk this activity places on an already overexploited Discovery Bay is very serious. Discovery Bay is already heavily contaminated due to decades of...
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Pence urges Europe to quit Iran deal, stop busting sanctions
The Trump administration in the United States lashed out at some of America’s closest traditional allies yesterday, accusing Britain, France and Germany of trying to bust US sanctions against Iran and calling on European nations...
CommentsRacial gap in cancer deaths narrowing
For a long time, blacks have died of cancer at higher rates than other Americans. But a new report says the gap is narrowing.Nearly 30 years ago, black men had a 47 per cent higher cancer death rate than white men. Now it’s 19 per cent higher...
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Editorial | Squatter problem all over again
Tony Deyal | Sons of biches