Meeting blood in the flesh - Canadian woman will meet aunt instead of father who passed away
Though saddened by the news of her birth father's passing, Anna Watkin, will be flying to Jamaica to meet her aunt in the next few weeks. Watkin, who was adopted in Toronto, Canada when she was just three months old, launched a public search...

Barber slain
A 26-year-old barber was shot dead and another man injured in an incident along Slipe Pen Road, Kingston, shortly after 2 p.m. yesterday, police reported. The dead man has been identified as Michael Tulloch, of a Rose Lane address...

Jamaica House Live gets 30-minute extension
Jamaica House Live, the call-in radio programme that allows citizens to interact with Prime Minister Bruce Golding, will soon be 30 minutes longer. The monthly programme will now be an hour and a half long and will run from 8:30 to 10:00 p.m...

Gloria Parnell - where are you?
Her desire to fulfill her father's wish is the driving factor behind Christine Redmond's search for her paternal cousin, Gloria Parnell. Redmond's father lost contact with his side of the family shortly after he moved to the United States 27 years ago.

Two taxi drivers murdered
Two taxi operators were shot dead in separate incidents in St Catherine and St James on Friday night. In the first incident, Prince 'Slicer' Ralford, 45, of Island Farm district, Old Harbour, St Catherine, was shot dead by gunmen.

Six killed on weekend
Six men were killed in separate incidents on the weekend. The Half-Way Tree police are investigating the death of Steven Wood, 43, of April Way, August Town, who was killed at Golding Avenue, Kingston 6, on Friday night.

Clarendon gears up for Peace Month
The Clarendon Health Department is spearheading a series of events in support of Peace Month, which is being observed from February 6 to March 16. They are being staged in partnership with a number of stakeholders in Clarendon...

Hillary thanks SNL
NEW YORK: Hillary Rodham Clinton took a break from the campaign trail to thank "Saturday Night Live" for giving her candidacy a boost - although she failed to get an official endorsement from the show....