Politics

A closed-circuit television (CCTV) system that the police believe was used to monitor several entrances to the West Kingston community of Tivoli Gardens is now being checked by the police to find out where the […] […]

THE US State Department yesterday named and shamed Australia as a source and destination for human trafficking for sexual servitude and forced labour. It said women from Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and China […] […]

US intelligence has shown Iran could launch an attack against Europe with “scores or hundreds” of missiles, prompting major changes to US missile defences, Pentagon chief Robert Gates said. The claim came as Russian President […] […]

Labour Party leadership contender Diane Abbott today underlined her determination to win the contest, declaring herself “on course for No 10”. The 57-year-old Cambridge graduate squeezed on to the five-strong starting line for the leadership […] […]

A new Government task force was being launched with a remit to strip away the barriers to a happy childhood and successful family life. A widely discussed Unicef report in 2007 named Britain as the […] […]

OTTAWA—Rahim Jaffer and Helena Guergis are expecting a baby. The embattled political couple has been trying to start a family for some time and Jaffer said it was his desire to accompany his wife as […] […]

By Sandrea: MY GRIPE I can understand the liberal views that killing someone by firing squad can be seen as a barbaric act, it is nevertheless the choice of Ronnie Lee Gardener. He, at least […] […]

THERE were tears in the British parliament yesterday, and fears. But we saw true leadership from Prime Minister David Cameron, who talked of the Bloody Sunday report with stark simplicity, abandoning any attempt at sophistication. […] […]

JERUSALEM: Israel was expected to significantly ease its blockade of the Gaza Strip last night to blunt the international criticism over the deadly Israeli commando raid on a blockade-busting flotilla. Senior cabinet ministers were meeting […] […]

The British Government has paid off more than 1000 innocent Iraqis hit by botched British military operations that resulted in deaths, injuries and major damage to property. An investigation by the Independent shows that the […] […]