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Government Moving Ahead With Sexual Harassment Legislation

Minister of Labour, Dr. Esther Byer SuckooPersons who believe that the soon to be introduced legislation on Sexual Harassment will place men at a disadvantage need to “wheel and come again”.

Back together again – Chuck Fender, Cherine do collaboration after five years

Five years after making the hit single Coming Over Tonight, Cherine Anderson and Chuck Fender have finally done a second collaboration, Call On Me…

Kartel the actor? – Artiste set to film 33-set series on his life

Dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel is to don his acting cap once more after his appearance in the 2001 ‘Thug Life’ movie. This time around he is set to embark on a 33-part series of half-hour short films which will be released periodically…

‘We can’t help you’ – Jamaica denied US request to house Cuban migrants

In a defiant display, the Bruce Golding administration rejected a request from the United States for Jamaica to house Cuban migrants who are being held in protective custody in Guantánamo Bay. The US, through a diplomatic note sent shortly…

Leaders pay tribute to Trevor MacMillan

Colonel Trevor MacMillan, the former army officer who became police commissioner and national security minister, died yesterday at his St Andrew home.He was 71 years old.MacMillan’s wife, Dr Olivia McDonald…

Cables cite threats on Lewin

Former Police Commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin was reportedly subjected to several threats on his life and that of his family after he was appointed to the post in late 2007.The threats reportedly extended to the possibility that Lewin…

Big KSAC fraud

DETAILS OF an alleged multimillion-dollar fraud involving the award of government contracts at the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation have been submitted by the Office of the Contractor General (OCG) to Police Commissioner Owen Ellington….

EU works on Greek bailout; Germany may ease resistance

BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) – The European Union is racing to draft a second bailout package for indebted Greece to release vital loans next month and avert the risk of the euro zone country defaulting.

Japan recovery takes hold, but debt downgrade looms

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s economy offered more signs of recovery from the deadly March earthquake on Tuesday, but Moody’s ratings agency warned both growth and government action may fall short of what is necessary to bring Tokyo’s ballooning debt back under control.

Mladic could be sent to war crimes court in 24 hours

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia may send former Bosnia Serb military leader Ratko Mladic to face genocide charges in The Hague within the next 24 hours, a justice official said on Tuesday.

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