Reacting to torrents of criticism nationwide and threats of street demonstrations by the Opposition, Prime Minister Bruce Golding yesterday succumbed to pressure over a $21-billion tax package slated to take effect on January 1, 2010...

Kingston Mayor Desmond McKenzie has called on Jamaicans to resist the urge for street protests in the wake of the New Year's Day tax package announced last week.The mayor, who himself was part of a group of 50 Jamaica Labour

Water and Housing Minister Dr Horace Chang has revealed that it will cost US$5 billion-US$7 billion (J$445 billion-J$623 billion) over the next five years to fix Jamaica's water woes on a long-term basis. With the current shortage triggered by months

The Government has announced it will be providing 200-gallon black tanks at cheap rates to primarily assist Corporate Area residents store water during the current shortage. Permanent secretary in the water and housing ministry, Genefa Hibbert, said ...

FOR YEARS, Bobette Morgan has been a beacon of hope in the community of Monza, Greater Portmore, where she still resides. Originally from Manchester, Morgan, a former first vice-president of the Monza Citizens' Association...

An unusually animated Peter Bunting, general secretary of the People's National Party (PNP), says the Opposition will be embarking on a strategic plan not only to protest the proposed $21-billion tax package but to unseat the Government...

The Government's failure to convene a coroner's court to probe the controversial police killing of Winston Malcolm Sr and his son two years ago has drawn comparisons with the case involving late Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer....

Less than a month after he basked in the glory of his daughter, Alecia, being named Jamaica's 2010 Rhodes Scholar, Patrick Johns was brutally killed and his body dumped.Johns' body was found in Trench Town, St Andrew, last Friday, the

THE SENATE on Friday passed a far-reaching piece of legislation to crack down on persons involved in computer-related crimes. Members of the Upper House gave the nod to the cybercrime bill with six amendments. The cybercrime law provides for criminal...

WESTERN BUREAU:A motorist was arrested in Hanover yesterday afternoon for attempting to bribe a policeman.According to a report from the Constabulary Communication Net-work, around 12:30 in the afternoon the officer, who is attached to the Lucea Police...