A retired United States soldier accused of killing a man in Portland three years ago has been sentenced to 22 years' imprisonment.He is 48-year-old Emile Tracey of Pine Terrace, Florida, USA.
A call is being made for more sign language interpreters to be present at Parliamentary proceedings to align with local and international standards.Opposition Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris, raised the matter at today's sitting of the Upper House after an interpreter was not present when the proceedings commenced.
The 28 Haitians who landed at Norwich in Portland on Monday were repatriated to their home country last evening.They had been located during three separate instances and detained by the Portland police.
Local Government Minister says Jamaicans need to pay more attention to earthquakes and their impacts
Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie, who has responsibility for natural disaster response coordination, says Jamaicans need to pay more attention to earthquakes and their impacts.His statement comes amid reports of two back-to-back earthquakes which struck Venezuela yesterday, leaving over 900 people dead and thousands more injured.
Stating that Jamaica, like Guyana, is experiencing a housing boom, Dr. Holness notes that Guyana has reduced the time for approvals for housing from 3 years to 3 months.
Dr. Holness says, in Jamaica, the greatest constraint on the construction of housing solutions was not financial but supply-related.