Contract signed for Cedar Grove High School in Gregory Park
The Ministry of Education has signed a J$660 million contract with HDB Construction for the building of the Cedar Grove High School at Gregory Park, in Portmore, St. Catherine. The institution is the first to be built under the National…
Well loved Insurance “Hall of Fame” founder laid to rest
by Colin Wilson (from the Eulogy by J. Lemuel Hurlstone, CVO, MBE, JP) It was with much sadness I witnessed the Mass of Christian Burial for Rupert Lloyd Anderson Christie at St. George’s Anglican Church last Tuesday (24). Lloyd was…
Jamaica forms gov’t task force to battle scams
(AP) — Jamaica announced a new government task force Thursday to fight proliferating lottery scams that have made the Caribbean country a centre for international telemarketing fraud. The Jamaican and U.S. governments already have a 3-year-old joint task force that…
Jamaicans pack a park to watch Marley documentary
(AP) — Thousand reggae fans crowded a Kingston park late Thursday to watch a screening of a documentary about Bob Marley, the charismatic icon of reggae music who brought the Jamaican musical genre to every corner of the globe. “Marley,”…
Jamaican lottery scams spread despite US crackdown
(AP) — The 88-year-old retired Coast Guard officer hadn’t been outside the U.S. in decades. Yet phone calls started pouring in from Jamaica, dangling the prospects of huge winnings from an international lottery that he had won. There was a…
New Anglican Bishop Vows To Tackle Corruption
Written by Nadisha Hunter Newly elected Anglican bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, the Rt Rev Dr Howard Gregory, never had his eyes set on the top position but has gladly accepted the opportunity to serve the people of…
Jamaica protesters call for end to police killings
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Elaine Wilson’s voice rose in anger Tuesday as she described a police shooting in her impoverished community that she claims killed her 45-year-old sister almost two weeks ago. Wilson was among roughly 60 protesters who gathered…
Dudus’ lawyer makes controversial statements
The lawyer representing convicted Tivoli Gardens strongman Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke is standing by controversial statements alleging complicity between United States (US) authorities and the Jamaican government in bringing charges against, and subsequently extraditing, his client. Notwithstanding that the claims have…
Coke’s sentencing in US the talk of Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — When drug baron Christopher “Dudus” Coke ruled her slum neighborhood, Gloria Petgrave and her neighbours felt so protected by the area’s criminal benefactor that they never locked their doors. Now, with Coke in New York facing…
Jamaican drug lord faces sentencing in US case
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. authorities say Jamaican drug kingpin Christopher “Dudus” Coke was so ruthless that he once ordered a rival killed with a chainsaw. However, another episode left a more lasting impression with the general public: He was…
