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Jamaica Gleaner
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:09:04 -0500DPA TEST
The Supreme Court has ruled that an employer’s processing of personal data for background checks is permissible as the Data Protection Act (DPA) of 2020 faced its first legal challenge. Justice Dale Palmer delivered the decision after denying an.....
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:10:48 -0500Holness admits some JLP MPs falling short, vows to improve service
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader Prime Minister Andrew Holness says a survey conducted by the party has revealed that some of its parliamentary representatives are underperforming, calling it a “gap” in their representation. Speaking at the St ...
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:11:31 -0500Holness says JLP managed inflation better than PNP since Independence
Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Sunday defended his administration’s management of the economy, pinning the sharp increases in food prices on the coronavirus pandemic and global inflation. Holness said, had it not been for how well his Governmen...
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:09:53 -0500Hope on horizon for Troy after 3 years of hardship
WESTERN BUREAU: With Prime Minister Andrew Holness visiting Troy in Trelawny Southern last week to personally inspect the site of the collapsed bridge, residents are feeling more hopeful than ever that a new structure will be erected to ease the...
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:08:18 -0500Survey finds increased substance use in Jamaica in last 7 yrs
While men remain more likely to engage in substance abuse locally, the gender gap is narrowing, with a growing number of women now using substances, compared to previous years. This was revealed in the recently launched 2023 National Drug...
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
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:41:35 -0500Police make arrest relating to bags of cash that allegedly fell from Beryllium vehicle
The police have arrested an individual in the probe surrounding two bags of cash that allegedly fell from a Beryllium security vehicle en route to the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston last week.
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:52:26 -0500Policeman's murder won't deter fight against crime says Superintendent Nicholson
A police sergeant who was shot and injured at his home in Portmore, St Catherine, on Thursday night succumbed to his injuries on Monday morning.
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:20:08 -0500Gunmen shoot 18-y-o in leg
An 18-year-old woman has been left with a gunshot wound to her left leg following a shooting incident in Central Village in St Catherine Sunday night.
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:00:46 -0500Fisherman shot and killed in Old Harbour Bay
The St Catherine South police are probing the fatal shooting of a fisherman in Old Harbour Bay in the parish on Sunday.
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 05:01:23 -0500Childhood rape survivor earns university degree
Earlier this month when Alicea Samaru-Brown walked across the stage at The University of the West Indies (UWI) graduation, she beamed with pride. Her husband, Dennis Brown, and her son, Orlando Brown, cheered the loudest from the audience and this....