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Peter Espeut | A human rights or an English problem?
In his contribution to the sectoral debate in Parliament last week Wednesday (June 10), Minister of Justice, Delroy Chuck, stated, inter alia, that “Jamaica does not – and I hope will never have – a…
Updated 21 hours ago
by Tanesha Mundle
No match found, ballistics expert testifies in Acadia Drive case
A government ballistic expert was, yesterday, grilled over the origins of three firearms examined in connection with the 2013 Acadia Drive triple-fatal shooting and an addendum report later submitted…
Updated 21 hours ago
by Karen Madden
PNP ramps up pressure for Wheatley’s removal from Cabinet
The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is intensifying its call for Cabinet Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley to be removed from the Cabinet following the Integrity Commission’s (IC) recommendation…
Updated 21 hours ago
by Andre Williams
Updated 20 hours ago
by Karen Madden
Farewell, North Street - Gleaner marks exit from downtown Kgn landmark
Past and present staff of The Gleaner gathered on Thursday evening at 7 North Street in downtown Kingston for a symbolic farewell to a building that has stood for decades as one of the country’s most…
Updated 9 hours ago
by Kimone Francis
PNP draws sharp line on security vs migration deals
Opposition Leader Mark Golding has drawn a sharp distinction between the agreement signed by Dr Peter Phillips in 2004 and one inked just days ago by Deputy Prime Minister Dr Horace Chang, calling the…
Updated 22 hours ago
by Andre Williams
CHINA WATCH - Trump nominee pledges hard line on scamming, drugs and Beijing in Jamaica posting
President Donald Trump’s nominee for United States Ambassador to Jamaica has pledged to strengthen security cooperation with Kingston, intensify efforts to combat lottery scamming and drug…
Updated 22 hours ago
Communist party approves emergency economic plan
Cuba’s powerful Communist Party yesterday approved an emergency economic package featuring unprecedented free-market measures aimed at opening up the struggling island’s economy as pressure from the…
Updated 21 hours ago
UTech to offer Mandarin classes in September
The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech, Jamaica) will introduce a Mandarin course in September under a two-year agreement with the Centre for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC), part of…