Jamaican World News

US supports holding Haiti elections as soon as possible (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton Tuesday said she supports President Rene Preval's position that elections should be held in quake-hit Haiti as soon as possible. Legislative elections th...
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New York's Signature Caribbean Runway Show Honours Fashion Industry Pioneer Kingsley Cooper (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
Fashion industry luminary Kingsley Cooper, Chairman and CEO of Jamaica's illustrious Pulse Model Agency, will be the 2010 honoree at Caribbean Fashion Rocks!, New York's signature runway extra...
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Teachers get ICT Certification Under E-Learning Jamaica (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
A total of 580 teachers have received certification in basic computer skills under the e-Learning Jamaica Project, which will enable them to integrate information and communication technologies in the...
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Jamaica and China in US$6b talks (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
KINGSTON - Emerging world economic empire China could be the new owner of the Kingston Container Terminal if ongoing negotiations with the Jamaica government are successful. Investment and Commerce...
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Cops probe AK-47 find (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
Deputy Superintendent of Police Deutress Foster-Gardner checks the AK-47 assault rifle that was seized by the Old Harbour police on Darlington Drive in the town last Friday. - Rasbert Turner
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GAY STORY KEEPS JAMAICAN IN USA - Says he was being attacked here (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
A Jamaican man who was staring in the face of imminent deportation from the United States of America (USA) after overstaying and being convicted of crimes in that country was spared the embarrassing t...
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Murder suspects to be formally charged (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
Formal charges are expected to be laid this week against three suspects who were held in connection with last month's triple killing on St John's Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine.
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Good samaritan replaces students' stolen birds (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
A good samaritan has come to the rescue of a group of grade-two students who had the birds in their classroom stolen by unscrupulous individuals over the weekend.The barble doves were kept in a cage i...
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Couple dies in crash (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
Twenty-nine-year-old Shaun Ramchandani and his 28-year-old wife, Poonam, both of Turtle Towers, Ocho Rios in St Ann, died as a result of injuries they sustained in a car crash on the Braco main road i...
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Overseas employment programme a lifeline for many Jamaicans (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
By Lesline Gilzene KINGSTON (JIS): For several decades, the Overseas Employment Programme has been like a silver lining for many Jamaicans, particularly farm workers, providing them the opportunity to...
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IDB stands ready to provide loan support to Jamaica (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) stands ready to support Jamaica with a programme of US$600 million in loans during 2010, IDB Executive Vice President, Daniel Zelik...
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3 years, 3 ministers, 3 permanent secretaries (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
There is still no explanation from the Government as to what led to its decision to oust Major Richard Reese from the post of permanent secretary in the Ministry of National Security. With already a ...
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Starting all over again (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
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Hutton's students face uncertain future (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
More than 1,000 students from Hutton's Education Unit are at risk of not being registered for this year's Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) examinations unless millions of dollars in outstanding fe...
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The Year of Women (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
Dr Heather Little-White (left) receives her certificate of recognition for community service from Lady Allen, the governor general's wife, as the Bureau of Women's Affairs celebrates International Wom...
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Community centre construction slowdown (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
THE JAMAICA Social Investment Fund (JSIF) says it has been building fewer community centres because of a difficulty in finding persons or agencies to take charge of the facilities.
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McCalla hears FINSAC complaint today (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
Chief Justice Zaila McCalla is to preside today in chambers over the first hearing into the claim brought by four persons who were successful last month in stopping the commission of enquiry into the ...
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Ice-cool Jamaican takes on Iditarod (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
THE Jamaican bobsleigh team caused something of a sensation in 1988 when they took part in the Winter Olympics - inspiring the Hollywood film Cool Runnings.
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