THE CHURCH has claimed a major victory in its Sunday racing lobby, after it was revealed yesterday that the horse racing industry was thrown into a tailspin on the issue. News broke late afternoon that Caymanas Track Limited's (CTL) Off-Track

Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete says he is impressed with Jamaica's agricultural research, and wants closer cooperation between both countries in that area."There is need for exchanging information and exchanging experience...

Former Minister of Finance Dr Omar Davies has staunchly defended the establishment of the Financial Sector Adjustment Company (FINSAC). Taking centre stage at yesterday's session of the FINSAC Commission of Enquiry, Davies said the only thing...

If you tell most residents of Portmore, St Catherine, to meet you in Rosemary Castle, they will not have any idea where to go. However, if you tell them to meet you in Naggo Head, they will know the quaint

At 23 years old, Jason Richards has taken on the role of advocating for decreased stigmatisation for persons living with HIV/AIDS, after being diagnosed with the disease more than five years ago. "My family, friends, everybody who I don't know...

The phenomenon of minors engaging in prostitution on Port Henderson Road in St Catherine is well known to the police but arresting the matter is proving to be a major challenge.The police are also struggling with a growing trend, where

JAMAICA YESTERDAY signed a US$16-million loan from the World Bank Board to support reforms in the education system. The loan, which equates to J$1.4 billion, is repayable in 26 years, including a five-year grace period.Yvonne Tsikata, World Bank director...

A PARLIAMENTARY committee examining the role of music and the media in instigating violence yesterday blasted the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) after it failed to have a representative at the meeting...

The Spanish Town police in St Catherine remained on high alert yesterday following the murder of 53-year-old Lenford Hamilton, otherwise known as 'Satta John', in Buck Town near Spanish Town.Reports from the police are that, about 10:30 am, residents...

Fraud Squad to probe labour ministry The Fraud Squad has been asked to investigate financial irregularities at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security.Two senior officers have been suspended in connection with the matter.One of the officers has...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has announced its official procedure for the seizure of vehicles by police personnel amid claims that cops have been conspiring with wrecker drivers to shake down motorists."There have been such allegations...

AT LEAST one, and maybe more, of the young girls reported missing under the Ananda Alert system are in St Catherine, working as prostitutes on the Port Henderson strip, better known as 'Back Road'. Up to September this year, 1,206

THE USUAL Tuesday sitting of the House of Representatives will not take place today.Instead, elected representatives are taking a breather as they await the arrival of Tanzania's President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete. Kikwete, who arrived yesterday and leaves on Thursday...

MOVE OVER, Hallmark, Post Note Greetings is on its way! OK, perhaps Hallmark is safe for now, but someday Post Note Greetings may be a real competitor.Post Note Greetings is a company set up by Fitzroy Barnett, a Spanish Town

General Shaw Clifton, the international head of the Salvation Army, is scheduled to arrive here today for the first leg of a two-country Caribbean visit.It is the first trip to the region for Clifton, an Irishman, who has led the

IT IS a Christmas gift that is being delivered four weeks early: a healthy heart for 16 children who have had complex cardiac lesions since birth. Starting today, a medical mission, coordinated by a team from Chain of Hope, United

Jamaican Kim-Marie Spence has been forced to abandon plans to take part in an Antarctic expedition that began on the weekend."It is with much regret that 30-year-old Kim-Marie Spence from Kingston, Jamaica, has had to leave the Kaspersky Lab...

THE TWO female jurors who were arrested and charged last week for allegedly bribing a woman to free her son of a murder charge were denied bail when they appeared in the Clarendon Circuit Court yesterday. Supreme Court Judge Bryan

A SOFTWARE grant valued at US$118 million (J$10.7 billion) was yesterday presented to the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) by Siemens Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Software Inc. The presentation took place at the university's main campus...

The unbearable heat in the courtroom yesterday forced Senior Puisne Judge Marva McIntosh to grant an early adjournment at the trial of the two men charged with the murder of elderly Manchester couple Richard and Julia Lyn.The air-conditioning unit broke...