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Brian Wynter will become governor of the Bank of Jamaica a week early. Audley Shaw, minister of finance and the public service, announced yesterday that Wynter's schedule had changed and he would be available to take over the post as of Monday. (Jamaica Gleaner)

OPPOSITION LEADER Portia Simpson Miller has accused Prime Minister Bruce Golding of breaching the public's trust by reappointing Michael Stern as state minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce."As recently as September, the prime... (Jamaica Gleaner)

AN UNKNOWN angel has made an indelible impression on Billy and Faye Graham from Canada.So impressed have the two been that they realised that the negative picture constantly... (Jamaica Gleaner)

There was deafening silence among panellists who seemed stunned as seemingly frustrated youth advocate Tamian Beckford took the issue of a helpless street boy, who was in dire need of assistance, to them to the table. (Jamaica Gleaner)

Former national Security Minister Dr Peter Phillips has asked questions of Prime Minister Bruce Golding relating to a request from the United States for the extradition of Tivoli Gardens strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke.Coke is said to be wanted in... (Jamaica Gleaner)

The police have announced major traffic changes for the vicinity of the National Arena for Sunday's public session of the Jamaica Labour Party's annual conference. (Jamaica Gleaner)

WASHINGTON (AFP) - An elderly US couple charged with spying for Cuba for almost 30 years has pleaded guilty in the conspiracy, with the husband agreeing to serve a life sentence, the US Justice Depart... (Jamaican Times)

Santo Domingo.– The Embassy of Canada relocated to the 18th floor of the Citigroup Tower at Winston Churchill 1099, Piantini sector, in Santo Domingo. The Embassy reports that the telephone numbe... (Jamaican Times)

(RTTNews) - A former US State Department official and his wife have admitted spying for Cuba for about three decades, reports said. In guilty plea agreements, Kendall Myers, agreed to a sentence of l... (Jamaican Times)

As the weather turns against us and holidays approach, many Canadians will eagerly begin to plan their winter escapes to hotter climes. Each year, hundreds of thousands of us travel to the island of C... (Jamaican Times)

Santo Domingo.– A Dominican subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell PLC has sold its 137 gas stations across the Dominican Republic to a Barbados-based fuel supplier.Friday's statement from Shell does not... (Jamaican Times)

WASHINGTON - A former State Department official and his wife admitted in federal court yesterday that they spied for Cuba over the past three decades. (Jamaican Times)

As the weather turns against us and holidays approach, many Canadians will eagerly begin to plan their winter escapes to hotter climes. Each year, hundreds of thousands of us travel to the island of C... (Jamaican Times)

By Julian Linden SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- International news agency Reuters has suspended coverage of Cricket Australia matches and events for a second season because of a long-running dispute o... (Jamaican Times)

A former U.S. State Department official and his wife pleaded guilty on Friday to charges that they spied for almost three decades for the Communist-led Cuban government. Walter Kendall Myers had "top ... (Jamaican Times)

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, says he sees no reason to take issue with the 2009 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) published recently by Transpare... (Jamaican Times)

The representative of UNICEF, or the UN Children's Fund, in Cuba said here Friday that Cuba is among the countries that have best implemented the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and that cou... (Jamaican Times)

WASHINGTON | At a tempestuous hearing, one House member after another criticized a growing campaign to lift the ban on American tourists traveling to Cuba. (Jamaican Times)

A couple who professed admiration for Fidel Castro are sentenced to prison and will pay the federal government $1.7 million for spying for Cuba. (Jamaican Times)

A couple who professed admiration for Fidel Castro are sentenced to prison and will pay the federal government $1.7 million for spying for Cuba. (Jamaican Times)

A retired US state department official and his wife have admitted spying for Cuba for nearly three decades.The former official, Walter Kendall Myers, 72, had access to top-secret government informatio... (Jamaican Times)

A retired US state department official and his wife have admitted spying for Cuba for nearly three decades.The former official, Walter Kendall Myers, 72, had access to top-secret government informatio... (Jamaican Times)

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A retired State Department worker and his wife accused of a decades-long plot to spy for Cuba pleaded guilty Friday in a deal that will leave him behind ... (Jamaican Times)

Shernette Gillispie, Gleaner WriterAN UNKNOWN angel has made an indelible impression on Billy and Faye Graham from Canada.So impressed have the two been that they realised that the negative picture co... (Jamaican Times)

Brian Wynter will become governor of the Bank of Jamaica a week early. Audley Shaw, minister of finance and the public service, announced yesterday that Wynter's schedule had changed and he would be a... (Jamaican Times)

OPPOSITION LEADER Portia Simpson Miller has accused Prime Minister Bruce Golding of breaching the public's trust by reappointing Michael Stern as state minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment... (Jamaican Times)

Kimesha Walters, Gleaner WriterThere was deafening silence among panellists who seemed stunned as seemingly frustrated youth advocate Tamian Beckford took the issue of a helpless street boy, who was i... (Jamaican Times)

Former national Security Minister Dr Peter Phillips has asked questions of Prime Minister Bruce Golding relating to a request from the United States for the extradition of Tivoli Gardens strongman Chr... (Jamaican Times)

F.B.I. sting operation, arrested in June and held without bail. Judge Reggie B. Walton accepted their pleas on Friday afternoon.Mr. Myers pleaded guilty to plotting to commit espionage and to wire fra... (Jamaican Times)

WASHINGTON | A retired State Department employee will spend life in prison without parole after he and his wife pleaded guilty Friday to serving as covert agents for Cuba for three decades. (Jamaican Times)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former U.S. State Department official and his wife pleaded guilty on Friday to charges that they spied for almost three decades for the Communist-led Cuban government. (Jamaican Times)