(Jamaica Observer) Fresh concern is being raised about the increasing number of younger women who are being diagnosed with breast cancer in Jamaica even though a large percentage have had no family history of the disease.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Banned from using the Montego Bay Cultural Centre for some of their Montego Bay Pride events, the LGBT group has filed a judicial review against Montego Bay Mayor Homer Davis and the St James Municipal Corporation.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Andrew Holness has directed National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang and the security forces to take “firm action” to curb indiscipline on the nation’s roads which, he said, has reached “a level where it is a threat to our economy and public order and safety”.
(Jamaica Observer) Two of the island’s leading businessmen, Gordon “Butch” Stewart, chairman of the Sandals and Appliance Traders Group of Companies; and chairman of Bashco and MegaMart, Gassan Azan, have applauded successive administrations for successfull completion of the financial arrangements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
(Jamaica Observer) Approximately 200 people marched to Gordon House in downtown Kingston yesterday, to demonstrate against prospective mining in adjoining sections of the Cockpit Country.
(Jamaica Observer) The arrest of a Jamaican man by immigration officers in Connecticut as he left a courthouse sparked a protest by concerned residents about the action of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A total of 948 persons have been murdered across Jamaica since the start of the year, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has told the Parliament.
(Jamaica Observer) Two public passenger vehicle operators were on Friday arrested by members of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), after checks revealed that the two had a combined total of more than 1,000 outstanding traffic tickets.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A Government senator has nudged the Andrew Holness administration to make changes to the law that will allow Jamaica to resume hanging, but that suggestion was quickly shot down by Justice Minister Delroy Chuck.
(Jamaica Observer) While the brutal killing of promising young attorney-at-law Sashakay Fairclough has shocked, in particular, the parishes of St Ann and St James where she practises mainly, the police have no leads yet into the murder, nor has a motive been established.
(Jamaica Gleaner) It might be working feverishly behind the scenes to cool tempers and iron out differences as it normally does in these matters, but the secretariat for regional trade bloc Caricom is not saying anything publicly about the running battle between regional sugar producers on the one hand, and manufacturers and national governments.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The police’s Inspectorate and Professional Standards Oversight Bureau is reporting that it arrested three members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force between Monday and Thursday over alleged breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Montego Bay Mayor Homer Davis says the gay-rights group Montego Bay Pride will not be granted permission to use the Montego Bay Cultural Centre for a series of events it is planning to stage in the western city.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Prominent attorney-at-law Dr Raymond Clough died yesterday morning at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Mona, after a long illness.
(Jamaica Observer) Teenaged sprint sensation Briana Williams was provisionally named to Jamaica’s World Championships squad despite her anti-doping case being set to take place September 23-25, ending just two days before the start of the global event in Doha, Qatar.
(Jamaica Observer) Prime Minister Andrew Holness says that 21 Jamaicans, who sought refuge from hurricane ravaged Great Abaco Island in the northern Bahamas, have been evacuated.
(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica’s Under-20 World double sprint champion Briana Williams’ dream of participating at the IAAF Doha World Championships appears doomed as her anti-doping case has been set for September 23, 24 and 25.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The police assisted by members of the Jamaica Defence Force have brought to a peaceful end a hostage situation in a reported robbery attempt at a Cash Pot outlet at the intersection of Seaward Drive and Molynes Road in St Andrew.
(Jamaica Gleaner) While the topic is difficult for most, experts believe the methods and risk factors of suicide have to be discussed if the country is to see a fall in the numbers of persons who kill themselves annually.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A six-month-old baby has become the 96th murder victim in St James this year, following a shooting rampage that also left three other persons injured after gunmen struck in Norwood, St James, on Saturday night.
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