PPCA debacle!

ALMOST 40 employees of the Police Public Com-plaints Authority (PPCA) now face an uncertain future. The Independent Commission of Investigations Act repealed the Police Public Complaints Act, effectively ending the life of the 17-year-old civilian body which was established to probe allegations against members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force.

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Commish orders cops' arrest

POLICE COMMISSIONER Owen Ellington has ordered the immediate arrest of a group of policemen who were caught on video beating and shooting to death a man who was unarmed and had been subdued by the lawmen.Following the examination of a citizen's video of...

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A farmer's plight

GLENMORE EDWARDS' experience in the work world is as wide as the range of crops on his single acre farm in Vanity Fair, just outside Linstead, St Catherine.

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EDITORIAL: Bunting's summer of political hypocrisy

It is becoming clear that the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) believes Jamaica's crime problem emanates from one source - Tivoli Gardens, the ruling JLP's enclave in western Kingston. What is not clear is whether this is an old conviction or new opportunism.

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Miss Teen aims at school violence

Renée Wilson, a 17-year-old student of Mona High School will be working on a project aimed at reducing crime and violence in her school.

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I'm sorry, says Bolt

Sprint king Usain Bolt has expressed regret at not being able to represent the country at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in India, and has even apologised to the Indian public for his absence, citing poor timing as the reason behind the decision.

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LETTER OF THE DAY: Show us the proof

The Editor, Sir:The recently announced pact between the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the People's National Party (PNP) on the feature of the upcoming by-elections in Western Hanover and North East St Ann should not go...

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Sweet deal inked

TANG JIANGUO, chairman of Chinese firm COMPLANT International Sugar Company Limited, the new owners of the Frome, Monymusk and Bernard Lodge estates, says his company will be seeking to maximise the use of local labour in...

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