Topic: Murder

Most Jamaicans still believe crime and violence is the country's most pressing problem, the latest Gleaner-commissioned Bill Johnson polls shows.

Witnesses began giving evidence on Tuesday in the trial of John Talmage Goldbourne on a charge of murder.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - News that murders plummeted nearly 23 per cent in January, compared to the same period in 2005, has bolstered the police force's confidence in light of plans announced yesterday to reduce the homicide rate by five per cent in 2006.

By the end of this month the Jamaica Constabulary Force will develop a plan to reduce murder, Deputy Commissioner Mark Shields has disclosed.

The Royal Cayman Islands Police will launch a weekly series of public meetings starting Tuesday 19 July George Town to explain the crime crackdown announced this week and to set objectives making police accountable.

Performing for the first time in the Cayman Islands this Friday as the headline act of the Digicel 1st Anniversary concert, dancehall legend Barrington Levy brings with him a list of hits dating back to the 1970s.

Last year was going to be extremely active for the Cayman Drama Society, with a challenging variety of shows - seven major productions in the space of 14 months.

Far greater than the sum of his tiny parts, Michael J. Anderson is propelled by his considerable intellect, insatiable quest for knowledge, utter fearlessness and love of life.

BERLIN - The builders of Germanys national Holocaust memorial put into place the last of thousands of charcoal-colored slabs to commemorate the 6 million Jews who died at the hands of the Nazis.