Reverend disciplinarian
St Catherine: In the day-to-day operation of a school, there is one person that students with behavioural problems love to hate. This individual is the dean of discipline. The portfolio is a fairly recent designation ...

Taylor made order - Harman Barracks constable remande
A police officer who is charged with illegal possession of firearm and robbery with aggravation was ordered to remain behind bars when he appeared in court last Friday. Special Constable Kevin Taylor, who is assigned to Harman Barracks...

Drug mules being slowed down
The Jamaica Constabulary Force is reporting that based on its heightened surveillance activities and intelligence, a significant dent has been made in the number of drug mules smuggling narcotics out of the country...

Woman cries HELP!
Broke, unemployed and given the added task of caring for her schizophrenic, HIV-positive, diabetic mother, Sandy Greenis facing yet another obstacle, that of being evicted. Green and her mother are now staying in a room belonging...

BSI probes shootings
The Bureau of special Investigation has launched probes into two police shootings which occurred on Sunday. The first incident occurred in Seaview Gardens on Sunday morning. One man allegedly died during a shoot-out with the police at Phase One...

Thief drowns
Two of three men who attempted to rob a storehouse are in police custody counting their blessings after the third man, their partner in crime drowned while trying to make an escape. The dead man has been identified as 24-year-old Marlon Coombs...

Going live with Bruce
Starting this Wednesday (January 30), Jamaicans will be given an opportunity to interact with Prime Minister Bruce Golding, who will host his new one-hour radio call-in programme: 'Jamaica House Live with Prime Minister Bruce.

Motorist sues dead boy's parents for damage to car
madrid, spain (ap): A speeding motorist who killed a teenage cyclist is suing the boy's parents over damage to his luxury car, the government says. Enaitz Iriondo, 17, died instantly in August 2004 when businessman Tomas Delgado's Audi A8 crashed...

High level of violence affects GDP
The high level of violence in Jamaica consumes an estimated four per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which has resulted in much loss to the country. This is included in data produced by the University of the West Indies, Mona...