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Rachel Christie, a beauty queen of Jamaican ancestry who this year became the first black woman to wear the Miss England crown, on Thursday relinquished her title after being... (Jamaica Gleaner)

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Ian Neita, revealed yesterday that the fund had invested $3.2 billion on government paper.This statement prompted Opposition Member of Parliament Ronald... (Jamaica Gleaner)

THE POLICE are reporting major success in their efforts to crack down on wayward motorists. (Jamaica Gleaner)

PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Milton Samuda says Jamaica is facing a leadership crisis. He contended that part of the reason for the country's woes was a "chronic absence of leadership, integrity and... (Jamaica Gleaner)

Five individuals received Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence during a ceremony at the University of the West Indies, (UWI) Mona, on Thursday.Vice-Chancellor Professor E. Nigel Harris noted that the recipients had done studies which were relevant to society, and went through a rigorous process of selection for the award. (Jamaica Gleaner)

FRESHLY MINTED graduates were yesterday called to action by managing director of The Gleaner Company Limited, Oliver Clarke, as he encouraged them to take advantage of the opportunities which lie in Jamaica and the wider... (Jamaica Gleaner)

Western Bureau: THE TOURISM Enhancement Fund (TEF) has spent $15 million more than the estimated $40 million projected to implement the traffic-management system for Montego Bay. (Jamaica Gleaner)

The National Youth Parliamentary Watch (NYPW) will be looking at ways to tackle violence in schools. (Jamaica Gleaner)

Fire-fighters believe a three-year-old child is responsible for a fire that destroyed a seven-bedroom... (Jamaica Star)

A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly killed in a car crash, shocked his mourning family by showing up alive at his funeral. (Jamaica Star)

A 49-year-old woman and a 19-year-old young man are now in serious condition in hospital after a shooting incident in Waterford, Portmore, St Catherine yesterday. (Jamaica Star)

An accused man was allowed to go free and a warrant issued for a police who failed to appear in the Spanish.. (Jamaica Star)

Audley Dwyer, a 26-year-old vendor died in the Mandeville Regional Hospital yesterday, after he was stabbed in the Mandeville market, Manchester. (Jamaica Star)

Mayor of Portmore Keith Hinds is adamant that no living arrangements will be made for fisherfolk that will ply their trade... (Jamaica Star)

The St Catherine South police have not been able to make a breakthrough with their investigations into the killing of a 20-year-old man... (Jamaica Star)

Ten left homeless in $2M blaze Michael Lee, STAR Writer Fire-fighters believe a three-year-old child is responsible for a fire that destroyed a seven-bedroom dwelling that housed 10 people on York S... (Jamaican Times)

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly killed in a car crash, shocked his mourning family by showing up alive at his funeral. Relatives of Ademir Jorge Goncalves, 59, had identified ... (Jamaican Times)

Rasbert Turner, Star Writer An accused man was allowed to go free and a warrant issued for a police who failed to appear in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday. The case against D... (Jamaican Times)

A 49-year-old woman and a 19-year-old young man are now in serious condition in hospital after a shooting incident in Waterford, Portmore, St Catherine yesterday. Information reaching THE STAR is tha... (Jamaican Times)

Angelo Laurence, Star Writer Audley Dwyer, a 26-year-old vendor died in the Mandeville Regional Hospital yesterday, after he was stabbed in the Mandeville market, Manchester. Witnesses said Dwyer, w... (Jamaican Times)

Mayor of Portmore Keith Hinds is adamant that no living arrangements will be made for fisherfolk that will ply their trade at a newly built state-of-the-art fishing village, located along the Dyke Roa... (Jamaican Times)

MIAMI - Mexico's government issued a hurricane watch on Saturday as a strengthening tropical storm Ida bore down on the country's Yucatan peninsula. Ida could again become a hurricane by Sunday, the M... (Jamaican Times)

The call follows the torture of a teenager while in police custody. President of the GBA, Teni Housty explained why his organization is asking the government to go the route of an enquiry. &qu... (Jamaican Times)

Kingston.– Jamaica´s Sandals Resorts International was again voted the best Caribbean vacation destination, for the 10th consecutive year, by Canadian travel agents in the Baxter Travel Media Age... (Jamaican Times)

West Indies women have fancied their chances of winning the final ODI against England in St Kitts and taking the series 2-1. Their coach, the former opener (Jamaican Times)

Edmond Campbell, Senior Staff ReporterEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Ian Neita, revealed yesterday that the fund had invested $3.2 billion on government paper.This statement... (Jamaican Times)

Five individuals received Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence during a ceremony at the University of the West Indies, (UWI) Mona, on Thursday.Vice-Chancellor Professor E. Nigel Harris noted that th... (Jamaican Times)

Shernette Gillispie, Gleaner WriterPRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Milton Samuda says Jamaica is facing a leadership crisis.He contended that part of the reason for the country's wo... (Jamaican Times)

Sheena Gayle, Gleaner WriterWestern Bureau:THE TOURISM Enhancement Fund (TEF) has spent $15 million more than the estimated $40 million projected to implement the traffic-management system for Montego... (Jamaican Times)

Mark Beckford, Staff reporterFRESHLY MINTED graduates were yesterday called to action by managing director of The Gleaner Company Limited, Oliver Clarke, as he encouraged them to take advantage of the... (Jamaican Times)

The National Youth Parliamentary Watch (NYPW) will be looking at ways to tackle violence in schools.Kamal Powell, chairman of NYPW, described as "unfortunate" the Gaza and Gully culture being introduc... (Jamaican Times)