Jamaica Burial for HOLT

October 22, 2014 in Regional

TEX Gallimore, nephew of John Holt, says the singer will be buried in Jamaica. He told the Jamaica Observer yesterday that arrangements are being made for his uncle's body to be flown home. Holt died Monday morning (England time) from cancer at age 69. "He will be...

Ten-year-old among Jamaican awardees

October 22, 2014 in Regional

KINGSTON – Yesterday, Jamaica honoured its sons and daughters from all walks of life as 233 people received awards, ranging from the Order of Jamaica to the Medal of Honour. But none stood taller than ten-year-old Toni-Ann Miller who received the Badge of Honour for Gallantry...

Push for no-confidence motion

October 22, 2014 in Regional

GEORGETOWN - AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan says that he will write to Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman urging him to set a date for the sitting of the National Assembly so that a vote on an AFC-led motion of no-confidence against the government...

Video beating stirs outrage

October 21, 2014 in Regional

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The police and the Ministry of Education are calling on residents to assist in the criminal probe of a video depicting a young girl being beaten into an unconscious state by three other girls who were dressed in partial school uniforms. In...

Farrakhan says Jamaica has let national heroes down

October 20, 2014 in Regional

NATION of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan yesterday criticised Jamaican governments over the years for not adequately building on efforts made by the country’s late national heroes to create an independent Jamaica. Addressing hundreds of Jamaicans and other Caribbean nationals gathered at the National Arena to celebrate...