Jamaica-based cell phone scam costly to residents (Carlsbad Current-Argus)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:19:22 GMT
CARLSBAD — Local resident Kelly Alvarez began getting strange calls Saturday on her cell phone. They came from an 876 area code at all hours of the day.
Telemarketers scam some locals with fake prize (The Gallup Independent)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:05:01 GMT
Sarah Curley of Sanders, Ariz. was nearly scammmed by someone in Jamaica befor a clerk at the the Western Union store in Navajo, Ariz. alerted her. A con artist has been targeting Navajo Cellular One customers. — © 2010 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy
Top cop honors ‘Cops of Month’ (Queens Courier)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:50:49 GMT
Chief James Secreto, Commanding Officer of Patrol Borough Queens South (PBQS), was the special guest of the Jamaica Rotary, where his men and women are honored monthly for a job well done.
Setback for abused women (The Jamaica Observer)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:58:41 GMT
JAMAICA’S refusal to sign on to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) is blocking women who are being abused from getting compensation from the State in cases where police are negligent.
Double triumph for Jackson at Jamaican Carifta trials (IAAF)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:55:28 GMT
8 March 2010 – Kingston, Jamaica - Shericka Jackson of Vere Technical High School was a double winner at Jamaica’s Carifta Games trials, which ended at the National Stadium on Sunday.
Thieves use WiFi-finders to locate laptops, notebooks? (Sun-Sentinel)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:23:01 GMT
Right now this may be more myth than real, but news is spreading about the potential for thieves to locate laptops and notebooks hidden in car trunks or campus lockers using Wi-Fi finder devices. So far the only reports of this happening come from Jamaica, but can this crime has the potential to spread fast.
Unemployment, violence concern women (The Jamaica Observer)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:28:13 GMT
An increase in unemployment and violence against women in Jamaica are two of the most pressing issues needing to be addressed as the world celebrates International Women's Day today, Bureau of Women's Affairs Head Faith Webster, has said.
Not so fast (Jamaica Gleaner)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:17:15 GMT
CONTRARY TO an apparent agreement in a letter of intent signed in January, the Government has declared it has no plan to grant an exclusive national carrier licence to Caribbean Airlines after Air Jamaica is grounded...
Accused killer of Jamaica Plain store clerk dumped murder weapon at Revere Beach (Boston Globe)
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:41:19 GMT
By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff The man accused of gunning down a store clerk in Jamaica Plain in December tried to dispose of the weapon at Revere Beach, but police detectives were able to find the gun and...
US questions Jamaica's reliability in drug fight (AP via Yahoo! News)
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:54:40 GMT
Jamaica's reluctance to hand over an alleged crime boss is straining relations with the United States, which is questioning the Caribbean nation's reliability as an ally against drug trafficking.
