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Jamaica Gleaner

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:10:26 -0500
SCHOOLERS BRAWL
A love triangle is the alleged cause of the latest flare-up of violence among some Corporate Area schools, resulting in at least three students sustaining injuries and one institution closing its doors out of fear for those under its care....

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:13:09 -0500
COBA suspends mentorship programme
THE CALABAR Old Boys’ Association (COBA) has suspended its long-standing mentorship programme at the Red Hills Road-based institution, citing “long-standing unresolved matters” with the board and administration. The executive of COBA said as a...

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:12:31 -0500
Operations back to normal at Horizon Remand Centre
OPERATIONS HAVE returned to normal at the Horizon Adult Remand Centre in Kingston after correctional officers took a break from their regular duties yesterday to register their dissatisfaction surrounding their compensation review. The correctional....

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:12:23 -0500
Heaven calls for more police on MoBay’s streets
WESTERN BUREAU: ORAL HEAVEN, chief advocate at the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), has called for greater presence and security in the western capital, Montego Bay, by way of quick-response personnel. Heaven also wants the new....

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:10:53 -0500
Cruise passengers dock fun for charity
WHEN THE Norwegian Pearl docked in Ocho Rios, St Ann, on Monday, 32 people among the hundreds of tourists who were part of the Love and Harmony Cruise opted to do charity work at the nearby Boscobel Primary...

Jamaica Observer

Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Charity makes donation to upgrade more restrooms at Little London High
SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - Male students at Little London High School no longer have to be jealous that the girls' restroom is nicer than theirs. Last Friday, a group of alumni called Global Humanity Network Incorporated (GHNI) dona...

Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
This Day in History - April 12
Today is the 102nd day of 2022. There are 263 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1961: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to fly in space, orbit the Earth and make a safe landing. OTHER EVENTS1606: Great Britain ad...

Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Sharif sworn in as Pakistan's new PM after week of drama
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's Parliament on Monday elected Opposition lawmaker Shahbaz Sharif as the new prime minister, following a week of political turmoil that led to the weekend ouster of Premier Imran Khan.Sharif took the ...

Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Arlene Swaby fuels her business with focus and Access
While the journey of entrepreneurship has been anything but smooth sailing for small grocery store owner Arlene Swaby, she is proof that with the right focus, and a little support, small business owners can thrive."I started out after m...

Mon, Apr 11, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Hanging not solution to crime problem, says official
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Programme director, Community Renewal Programme, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Charles Clayton says the answer to the nation's crime problem is definitely not the resumption of hanging.In fact, Clayton poi...

Jamaica Star

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:31:41 -0500
Man charged with crime based on his bowed legs freed
A man whose bowed legs were used to pick him out in an identification parade was freed in the St Catherine Parish Court on Thursday for lack of evidence.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:49:09 -0500
Clansman Gang trial adjourned amid strike by correctional officers
Strike action by correctional officers at the Horizon Adult Remand Centre this morning forced an adjournment of the Clansman Gang matter in the Home Circuit Court until July 11.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:28:18 -0500
St Ann man accused of stabbing woman to death
A 40-year-old man has been arrested and charged following the stabbing death of a woman on Market Street in St Ann on April 7.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:04:06 -0500
Escalating school violence leads to closure of Mona High
Ongoing violence among students of several Corporate Area schools has forced the closure of Mona High School in St Andrew for today and Friday.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 05:33:50 -0500
Child allegedly beaten with cable over homework
A mother of three, who tried to have a criminal case against her brother thrown out of court, had her request denied by a senior parish judge in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday. The woman, who attended court on behalf of the......

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