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Jamaica's crime burden - Bleeding health-care system

Kingston Public Hospital bears much of the crime burden. Last year, more than 800 patients were admitted for treatment of gunshot wounds at the Accident and Emergency Unit.

Source : Topix.net | 06-Jan-2009 23:24

COPS PREPARE FOR DON'S RETURN
The police say they may give alleged 'Shower Posse' boss and convicted drug lord, Vivian Blake the chance to live like a free man when he returns to the island. This disclosure was made by Head of the National Intelligence...
Source : Jamaica Star | 06-Jan-2009 22:44

Poll results are in.... VOTERS CHOOSE KARTEL IN STING CLASH
The results are in and according to the public, Kartel was the 'last man standing' at Sting '08, held at Jamworld, Portmore, St Catherine. Last Friday THE STAR asked the public to vote for the winner of the clash...
Source : Jamaica Star | 06-Jan-2009 22:29

Motorists block Borobridge to Cave Valley main road
Scores of motorists using the Borobridge to Cave Valley main road in St. Ann, were inconvenienced for several hours yesterday, as residents of Borobridge protested over poor road conditions.
Source : Jamaica Star | 06-Jan-2009 22:14

Clarendon man to do time for ganja
Errol Archer of a Clarendon address was fined $51,000 and sentenced to six months in prison after he tried to export just over three kilograms (7 lb) of ganja to Antigua.
Source : Jamaica Star | 06-Jan-2009 21:59

16-month-old killed in freak accident
A 16-month-old baby boy died as a result of injuries he sustained in a freak accident at his home at Lowe River district, Trelawny yesterday afternoon.
Source : Jamaica Star | 06-Jan-2009 21:44

BSI probe bus driver shooting
The Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI) has launched a probe into the shooting death of a bus driver by a policeman at Delacree Park, Kingston 11 yesterday morning.
Source : Jamaica Star | 06-Jan-2009 21:29

Multiple charges for 'death truck' driver
The drive of the ill-fated truck, which claimed the lives of 14 persons in Portland on December 19, was yesterday slapped with multiple charges by the Port Antonio police.
Source : Jamaica Star | 06-Jan-2009 21:14

Poll Results Are In.... Voters Choose Kartel In Sting Clash
The results are in and according to the public, Kartel was the 'last man standing' at Sting '08, held at Jamworld, Portmore, St Catherine.Last Friday THE STAR asked the public to vote for the winner o...
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 21:12

Main suspect in cops murder turns himself in
The main suspect in the killing of the special constable whose body was found slumped around his steering wheel at the intersection of Flinch Crescent and Woodpecker Avenue yesterday, has turned himse...
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 21:12

Multiple charges for
The drive of the ill-fated truck, which claimed the lives of 14 persons in Portland on December 19, was yesterday slapped with multiple charges by the Port Antonio police.
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 21:12

Main suspect in cops murder turns himself in
The main suspect in the killing of the special constable whose body was found slumped around his steering wheel at the intersection of Flinch Crescent and Woodpecker Avenue yesterday, has turned himself in...
Source : Jamaica Star | 06-Jan-2009 20:59

West Indies bank on batting and pace
doubtful starter for Wellington, they'll be short on confidence. Andy Moles, their coach, has stressed the need to be more ruthless to finish games off after gaining the upper-hand, and emphasised the...
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 20:54

Cuba creates digital Hemingway archive
Cuba has digitized thousands of documents that writer Ernest Hemingway kept at his Cuban home, making them available electronically for the first time on Monday. The trove being opened up to scholars...
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 20:53

Bennett optimistic as Jamaica depart
Jermaine Lannaman, Gleaner WriterHead coach of Jamaica's senior cricket team, Junior Bennett, is expressing confidence ahead of their departure today for St Kitts and Nevis, where they will play the L...
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 17:27

JAAA seeking funds to lengthen strides
Anthony Foster, Gleaner WriterHAVING set the standard in sprinting at the Beijing Olympics last summer, the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association (JAAA) will be focusing its attention on developing oth...
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 17:27

West Indies aim to build on momentum
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (CMC):Riding a wave of enthusiasm stemming from their impressive win in their last outing, West Indies will chase an unassailable 2-0 lead when they clash with New Zealand in t...
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 17:27

FROM THE BOUNDARY - Shelly-Ann Fraser - my 2008 memory
Tony BeccaEvery passing year has its own bundle of memories and 2008 was no exception. In fact, when everything is considered, including this country's tradition of greatness in sport, as far as Jamai...
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 17:27

Malcolm and Shelton make final cut
Jermaine Lannaman, Gleaner WriterSt George's College strikers Kemal Malcolm and Shamar Shelton, who three weeks ago guided their school to the Inter-Secondary School Sports Association (ISSA) urban an...
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 17:27

Portmore reel in Harbour View
Anthony Minott, Gleaner WriterPortmore United's coach, Linval Dixon, was satisfied with the performance of his team after their 3-0 whipping of lowly placed Meadhaven United, in a Digicel Premier Leag...
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 17:27

Cuba Grants Electronic Access to Hemingway Papers
HAVANA — Cuba on Monday began accepting requests for electronic access to more than 3,000 documents from Ernest Hemingway's home on the island, including the unpublished epilogue of "For Whom the...
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 17:15

Jamaican residents forced to flee homes in face of violence
KINGSTON, Jamaica (OPM): Over the past three weeks residents from sections of the Gravel Heights community in St Catherine, Jamaica have been forced to flee their homes in the face of violence and und...
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 17:10

Emergency medicine in the Caribbean grapples with change
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS): Emergency medicine in the region is being forced to undergo change. This was the central theme of the keynote address delivered on Monday by Minister of Health, Donville I...
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 17:10

Cuba puts net nickel profit at $552 million
HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): The Cuban nickel industry garnered $552 million net profit on 70,400 tonnes of unrefined nickel and cobalt in 2008, local media reported Monday, citing the Basic Industry Minis...
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 17:10

Amy Winehouse shells out £32k to fly friends to Caribbean
London, January 6 : Amy Winehouse reportedly shelled out 32,000 pounds to fly friends to soak up the sun with her in the Caribbean.
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 12:00

The Cuba effect that haunts the car industry
With boom-time market certainties crumbling as far as the eye can see, and a gut-wrenching year in prospect, Japanese carmakers have begun muttering darkly of another spectre: the Cuba Effect. To...
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 10:04

Bill sues Scotia - Former CEO asks court to bar eviction order
Retired president and chief executive officer of Scotiabank Jamaica, William 'Bill' Clarke, is now engaged in a legal battle in the Supreme Court to prevent the bank from evicting him from the house w...
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 09:52

Robertson yet to get summonses
Up to late last night, Government minister James Robertson was yet to be served summonses, three days after he allegedly committed misdemeanours during a confrontation with a police team in Norris, St...
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 09:52

Painful memories - Tears water
Town clerk of the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation, Errol Greene (right), looks on as Keith Mussington cleans the monument that was erected at the intersection of Church and Tower streets in downtow...
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 09:52

Banana farmers get help
More than 50 displaced banana farmers are to benefit from a multimillion-dollar European Union (EU) fund to establish agricultural business ventures in the wake of the demise of the sector.
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 09:52

Mother fighting to cope with son
Amal died in a motor-vehicle crash on Sunday, while heading to Munro College for boarding, ahead of the school term which started yesterday.Mrs Clarke, who is a mother of three, remembered her 17-year...
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 09:52

Freeze on Joey Issa
The assets of businessman Joseph 'Joey' Issa are no longer frozen as the Supreme Court yesterday set aside the freezing order which was granted on December 15, 2008.
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 09:52

Hemingway archive opens in Cuba
Cuba has opened up electronic access to thousands of documents belonging to the writer Ernest Hemingway, who wrote some of his greatest works on the island. The archive includes photographs, letters ...
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 09:35

Cuba makes thousands of Hemingway documents available
Cuba on Monday began accepting requests for electronic access to 3,197 documents from Ernest Hemingway’s home on the island, including the unpublished epilogue of
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 07:02

Nickel again earned more than tourism in
HAVANA -- Cuba produced 70,400 tons of nickel in 2008, helping the industry surpass tourism as the communist-run island's top source of revenue for the second consecutive year, state media reported M...
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 06:54

Nickel again earned more than tourism in
Cuba produced 70,400 tons of nickel in 2008, helping the industry surpass tourism as the communist-run island's top source of revenue for the second consecutive year, state media reported Monday.The g...
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 06:52

Bill sues Scotia - Former CEO asks court to bar eviction order
Retired president and chief executive officer of Scotiabank Jamaica, William 'Bill' Clarke, is now engaged in a legal battle in the Supreme Court to prevent the bank from evicting him from the house which was assigned to him. Clarke wants to remain...
Source : Jamaica Gleaner | 06-Jan-2009 05:46

Robertson yet to get summonses
Up to late last night, Government minister James Robertson was yet to be served summonses, three days after he allegedly committed misdemeanours during a confrontation with a police team in Norris, St Thomas. Late yesterday, police sources said summonses...
Source : Jamaica Gleaner | 06-Jan-2009 05:31

Painful memories - Tears water 'Secret Gardens'
Tears, anger and disgust mark the faces of many who file past the monument for slain children at the intersection of Church and Tower streets in downtown Kingston. 'Secret Gardens' was established by the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation last November, as a poignant...
Source : Jamaica Gleaner | 06-Jan-2009 05:16

Banana farmers get help
More than 50 displaced banana farmers are to benefit from a multimillion-dollar European Union (EU) fund to establish agricultural business ventures in the wake of the demise of the sector. The grant to banana workers amounts to €100,000...
Source : Jamaica Gleaner | 06-Jan-2009 05:01

Suspected cop killer held
Quick work from police investigators resulted in the recovery of a slain special constable's private firearm and the arrest of a suspect yesterday.Special Constable Richard Hamilton became the first member of the security forces to be killed...
Source : Jamaica Gleaner | 06-Jan-2009 04:46

Mother fighting to cope with son's death
WESTERN BUREAU: Words were inadequate to describe the emotions of Jennifer Clarke yesterday as she tried to cope with the death of her son, Amal Clarke. Amal died in a motor-vehicle crash on Sunday, while heading to Munro College for boarding, ahead of the school term...
Source : Jamaica Gleaner | 06-Jan-2009 04:31

Freeze on Joey Issa's assets lifted
The assets of businessman Joseph 'Joey' Issa are no longer frozen as the Supreme Court yesterday set aside the freezing order which was granted on December 15, 2008.St Ann businessman Arthur Von Strolley has filed a suit in the Supreme Court against Issa's company...
Source : Jamaica Gleaner | 06-Jan-2009 04:16

Tuesdaytalk
In celebration of Jamaica 1. Billionaire fashion designer Ralph Lauren is definitely proud of his Jamaican association. Not only does he start his new year at the posh Round Hill Hotel in St James where one of his five homes ...
Source : Jamaica Gleaner | 06-Jan-2009 04:01

Dasheen capital
If you buy dasheen regularly at Corporate Area markets, chances are, it is from the hills of Mill Bank, Portland. The same district which lost eight members in the Dam Head bridge market truck accident on Friday, December 19. The region is like a tropical rainforest...
Source : Jamaica Gleaner | 06-Jan-2009 03:46

Cuba opens Hemingway archives to scholars
SAN FRANCISCO DE PAULA, Cuba (Reuters) - Cuba on Monday made the first of thousands of digitized documents, photographs and books that belonged to writer Ernest Hemingway available to scholars after t...
Source : Jamaican Times | 06-Jan-2009 03:14