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Published:Saturday | June 2, 2012 | 9:11 AM

A mother is now facing charges for two counts of aiding and abetting rape and two counts of cruelty to a child, in a case where her 15-year-old daughter is allegedly the victim.

Published:Saturday | June 2, 2012 | 9:08 AM

Jermaine Forrest, bus driver employed to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) was remanded in custody when he appeared in the Half-Way Tree Resident Magistrate’s Court to answer to charges under t

Published:Saturday | June 2, 2012 | 8:56 AM

A mother is now facing charges for two counts of aiding and abetting rape and two counts of cruelty to a child, in a case where her 15-year-old daughter is allegedly the victim.

Published:Saturday | June 2, 2012 | 8:56 AM

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising motorists that rehabilitation works have restarted along the Gloucester Avenue and Sunset Boulevard, also referred to as the ‘Hip Strip’, in Montego Bay, St

Published:Saturday | June 2, 2012 | 8:51 AM

The Mandeville police are on a manhunt for the killer of Doctor Clinton Lewis who was found murdered at his apartment in Mandeville on Friday.

Published:Saturday | June 2, 2012 | 8:50 AM

The student who attends a prominent corporate area high school was the only passenger in the bus on Wednesday, May 30 at the reported time of the crime.

Published:Saturday | June 2, 2012 | 8:43 AM

Thwaites says no school should be called a failure, and has urged Jamaicans to remove the perception that grammar education is more important than technical and vocational competence.

Published:Saturday | June 2, 2012 | 8:37 AM

Opposition spokesman on finance, Audley Shaw, says it was always clear the Government would not have been able to implement all its new tax measures yesterday.

Published:Saturday | June 2, 2012 | 8:25 AM

The Trelawny Ministers’ Fraternal is condemning a same sex wedding that is reported to have taken place at Silver Sands Resort in Duncans in the parish recently.

Published:Saturday | June 2, 2012 | 12:00 AM

THE GOVERNMENT has extended the implementation of general consumption tax (GCT) on printed material by a week. The tax should have been introduced yesterday.

Published:Saturday | June 2, 2012 | 12:00 AM

THE MANDEVILLE police are on a manhunt for the killer(s) of Doctor Clinton Lewis who was found murdered at his apartment in Mandeville on Friday.According to reports, relatives and friends of Lewis got concerned when he didn't turn up for work at the Black River Hospital Friday morning.

Published:Saturday | June 2, 2012 | 12:00 AM

OPPOSITION SPOKESMAN on Finance Audley Shaw says he is not duty-bound to make suggestions on how the national Budget is to be funded.

Published:Saturday | June 2, 2012 | 12:00 AM

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE in Jamaica has been dealt a severe blow as Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) carried out another round of redundancies, sending home 90 Jamaican employees.

Published:Saturday | June 2, 2012 | 12:00 AM

EDUCATION MINISTER Ronald Thwaites says he wants a rebranding of non-traditional high schools. "There is good and excellence in all our secondary institutions," Thwaites told students and educators from non-traditional rural high schools.

Published:Saturday | June 2, 2012 | 12:00 AM

THE IMPLEMENTATION of three tax measures set to take effect yesterday has been delayed until next month.Yesterday, the Ministry of Finance advised that the introduction of general consumption tax (GCT) on electricity, the termination costs for telephone...

Published:Friday | June 1, 2012 | 7:24 PM

The Mandeville police have launched an intensive probe into the murder of medical doctor, Clinton Lewis, who was found at his apartment in the Manchester capital today.

Published:Friday | June 1, 2012 | 6:57 PM

The Ministry of Finance and Planning has announced that the implementation of three revenue measures have been delayed until next month.

Published:Friday | June 1, 2012 | 5:26 PM

There is to be a one week delay in the implementation of General Consumption Tax on printed materials.

Published:Friday | June 1, 2012 | 4:03 PM

Book Industry Association of Jamaica is to meet with Finance Minister Dr. Peter Phillips this afternoon to discuss the impact of the imposition of the General Consumption Tax on the sector.

Published:Friday | June 1, 2012 | 3:20 PM

An advisory committee has been set up to guide the speedy formulation of a policy for the establishment of the proposed single anti-corruption body.

Published:Friday | June 1, 2012 | 12:37 PM

Clarendon farmers in the community of Rock River have launched an initiative aimed at cutting praedial larceny.

Published:Friday | June 1, 2012 | 12:28 PM

The National Works Agency is advising motorists to expect delays along the Fern Gully main road in St. Ann over the next two months as rehabilitative work intensifies.

Published:Friday | June 1, 2012 | 10:46 AM

Churches Co-operative Credit Union will be donating $50,000 to 50 basic schools across the island through its 50/50 Jamaica Campaign.

Published:Friday | June 1, 2012 | 9:29 AM

CMC – The World Meteorological Organisation has listed 21 names to be adopted for tropical storms and hurricanes for the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season which begins today.

Published:Friday | June 1, 2012 | 9:19 AM

Opposition leader Andrew Holness says the current Jamaica Public Service Company licence is a deterrent to generators of electricity entering the energy market.

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