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Five persons from the county of Middlesex were bestowed with the prestigious Governor General's Award on Wednesday (July 27) at the St. Gabriel's Anglican Church Hall in May Pen. They are Roland McPherson from St. Ann, Carmen Margarita Ward, from Manchester, Gordon Foster from St. Catherine, Edwin Samuel Coleman from St. Mary, and Linda Kelly from Clarendon. Speaking at the...

As Government continues to implement measures to curb crime and violence, a new firearm-licensing regime is to be introduced, which will involve the use of technology to improve the management of the licensing process as well as the national firearms inventory. In addition, an independent central authority will be established to exercise more stringent control over the issuing and renewal...

Governor-General His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke has said in light of changing times there is increased urgency for greater cooperation and communication among Jamaicans in all quarters as well as with the Caribbean Community and international partners. In this, he said, Jamaica was engaged in a review of the overall strategy and approach in the three negotiating...

The lives of many of my generation were profoundly changed by a world war fought in the name of freedom. I have often reflected with pride on the huge contribution made by the peoples of the Commonwealth to that cause of liberty in which millions perished. In the years following the war, a succession of countries emerging into independence chose...

Mediation, with an emphasis on conciliation and restoration, is being forwarded as one proven and effective way of resolving much of the social conflicts plaguing Jamaica. This was the common view expressed by various individuals at PALS Jamaica's Peace Day celebrations held at King's House in Kingston, this morning (March 2), under the theme "Peace Every Time" with emphasis on...

The Trelawny Lay Magistrates Association will be hosting its annual prayer breakfast, at Roy's Villas, in Deeside, Falmouth, in the parish, on Thursday, March 11, under the theme, 'Love Thy Neighbour as Thyself'. The event, which is scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m., will see Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke, as a special guest, while...