Businessman sentenced for fraud
Source: Jamaica Star
Kingston :: Jamaica | updated 2013-05-17 12:44:08 -0700 | business-news
Sixty-two-year-old Dennis Daley, who has been charged with several counts of fraud, was sentenced to nine months in prison in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Thursday. The Stony Hill, St Andrew, businessman was charged with four counts of...
Eat insects to fight hunger! Jamaicans shut down UN's request
Source: Jamaica Star
Kingston :: Jamaica | updated 2013-05-17 12:44:06 -0700 | entertainment-news
Diandra Grandison, Star Writer Jamaicans have shut down the United Nation's request for countries, particularly those in the West, to include insects in their diet. On Monday, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation released a book titled Edible insects: Future...
Man remanded for obtaining money by false pretence
Source: Jamaica Star
Kingston :: Jamaica | updated 2013-05-17 14:24:32 -0700 | entertainment-news
A 54-year-old man charged with obtaining money by means of false pretence was remanded in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Thursday. Errol Williams from Spanish Town, St Catherine, returns to court on June 6, when the matter will...
Broken bridge over troubled waters
Source: Jamaica Star
Kingston :: Jamaica | updated 2013-05-17 12:44:05 -0700 | entertainment-news
Chad Bryan Residents of the quiet cane community of Pear Tree River in St Thomas are lamenting the conditions of a bridge, which they say is in need of dire attention as at any time it can collapse. The residents...
Karaoke, whiskey and company
Source: Jamaica Daily Gleaner
Kingston :: Jamaica | updated 2013-05-17 09:16:36 -0700 | entertainment-news
According to Jordan Chin, the mastermind behind JoJo's Thursday-night karaoke, Jack Daniels whiskey is preferred and the restaurant has plenty of that in stock...Before the jerk joint started doing karaoke, however, Thursdays had already become games night.
Advice to parents
Source: Jamaica Daily Gleaner
Kingston :: Jamaica | updated 2013-05-17 07:23:13 -0700 | technology-news
As soon as the child starts acting up, parents should seek help immediately before the matter gets out of control. Parents should take the matter to the local court office which is located in every parish. The court has the...
Men charged with Swiss Stores robbery on bail
Source: Jamaica Daily Gleaner
Kingston :: Jamaica | updated 2013-05-17 07:23:11 -0700 | political-news
Party activist Kayon 'Treasure' Campbell, who was charged last month in connection with the Swiss Stores robbery in downtown Kingston, has been granted bail.Campbell, who is charged jointly with two other men, was granted bail in the sum of $500,000...
Angela Kinsey's FAVORITE 'Office' Moment -- Jews & Jamaica
Source: TMZ
Kingston :: Jamaica | updated 2013-05-17 06:40:09 -0700 | entertainment-news
Angela Kinsey 's career on " The Office " might be over, but she'll always have her favorite "Office" memory -- one that includes Jews and Jamaica. Kinsey was leaving the WME agency building in Bev Hills last night --...
Excellent final-year presentations at EMC
Source: Jamaica Daily Gleaner
Kingston :: Jamaica | updated 2013-05-17 02:21:53 -0700 | entertainment-news
Friday May 17, 2013 Michael Reckord Gleaner Writer Perhaps it's just as well that the general public is not aware of the free, high-quality final-year productions that have been running at the Edna Manley College for the Visual and Performing...
Bongo Herman taps out a tune on his famed enamel chamberpot.
Source: Jamaica Daily Gleaner
Kingston :: Jamaica | updated 2013-05-17 02:21:53 -0700 | entertainment-news
Friday May 17, 2013 Vibrant beats from Bongo Herman and Friends Davina Henry Gleaner Writer Amid many many friends, drinks and the crisp air, Kings Plaza, Constant Spring Road, came alive once again on a Tuesday night. This time around,...
Court sets Oct 25 date to hand down decision in Digicel/Claro case
Source: Jamaica Daily Gleaner
Kingston :: Jamaica | updated 2013-05-17 02:06:01 -0700 | technology-news
Telecommunications company Digicel is challenging a Supreme Court ruling in favour of the FTC in relation to the merger in 201l. Supreme Court Judge Almarie Sinclair Haynes had ruled in May last year that the FTC had the authority to...
PM appoints new senator
Source: Jamaica Daily Gleaner
Kingston :: Jamaica | updated 2013-05-17 02:06:00 -0700 | political-news
Her appointment takes effect today and follows the resignation of former President of the Senate, Rev...A graduate of Westwood High School, Frazer-Binns established her private practice in 2010. She previously served at the Kingston Legal Aid Clinic, the Office of...
'Train cops to deal with mentally ill'
Source: Jamaica Daily Gleaner
Kingston :: Jamaica | updated 2013-05-17 02:06:00 -0700 | political-news
It said that, while the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) training manual offers guidance regarding the treatment of the mentally ill, police continue to display a lack of patience whenever they find themselves in confrontation with such persons. "The commission believes...
'I give up!' - Some parents no longer care about their runaway children
Source: Jamaica Daily Gleaner
Kingston :: Jamaica | updated 2013-05-17 01:35:54 -0700 | political-news
Some parents no longer care about their runaway children Published: Friday May 17, 2013 Alessandro Boyd, Gleaner Writer Thousands of children have gone missing across the island over the years - more than 1,000 between January and November 2012 alone....
Strategic approach -building the foundation for success
Source: Jamaica Daily Gleaner
Kingston :: Jamaica | updated 2013-05-17 01:35:52 -0700 | political-news
These include a development reading programme for slow learners; camps for subject areas such as science, mathematics and language; and four student assessments for each school year to guide parents on the performance of their children...They will also be putting...
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