Lead Stories

The local Church has come under fire for being too passive in the fight against crime. The country's acting Deputy Commissioner of Police Glenmore Hinds yesterday said too many Jamaican citizens and organisations, including the Church, are not doing enough to conquer...

With more than 35 years of service in the air industry, Lieutenant Colonel Oscar Derby is accustomed to the dynamics of turbulence. But not even that experience could have prepared him for the challenges he faced in his first full year as director general...

The usually serene town of Alligator Pond, at the border of Manchester and St Elizabeth, erupted into the first major protest for 2010 ...

While the country enters 2010 with many economic challenges, most analysts agree that reducing the fiscal deficit should be priority number one.

Cash-strapped independent schools will be faced with more pressure to keep afloat this year.The global economic meltdown has dealt them a severe blow and Karlene Bisnott, president of the Jamaica...

THE GOVERNMENT could be hard pressed to get the best price for several assets it plans to place on the divestment block this year.

Dear Santa,You must think it is kind of strange to be getting letters this early in the year.

The police argued that the fiery protest was unfortunate and needless as it was a clear case of the men being shot after they attempted to avoid arrest following calls from residents about a robbery.

The police are looking forward to the implementation of a new policy aimed at stemming the increasing numbers of missing children across the island.

HOPE SHONE brightly for a couple at 1:58 yesterday morning when Rihanna Stacey-Anna Wilson was born at the Spanish Town Hospital, filling a void that was created two years ago when they lost their seven-year-old daughter in a motor vehicle accident.

THERE SHALL be "weeping and wailing in Jamaica" this year, according to prophetic utterances by a group of church leaders. Prophesies concerning politicians, business leaders, church leaders, investments, turf wars, healing and deliverance are also highlighted in the Prophetic Word for 2010 and Onward.

Several new tax measures take effect today as the Government dips deeper into the pockets of most Jamaicans in an effort to finance its bills. However, not all the measures will result in the Government taking more as at least two are designed to put...