Politics

SEX workers have rallied in Sydney to demand an end to “whore-phobic” attitudes and greater protection under anti-discrimination laws. Chanting “sex worker rights are human rights” and “no bad whores, just bad laws”, dozens of […] […]

WASHINGTON — Beneath its commitment to soft-spoken diplomacy and beyond the combat zones of Afghanistan and Iraq, the Obama administration has significantly expanded a largely secret U.S. war against al-Qaida and other radical groups, according […] […]

The motion filed by West Kingston strongman, Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, challenging the extradition proceeding against him is now being heard in chambers at the Supreme Court in Jamaica. Chief Justice Zaila McCalla is hearing arguments […] […]

HONG KONG—A Hong Kong university has banned students from erecting a statue that honours victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, as tensions simmer over public mourning in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory on the 21st […] […]

GOMA, CONGO—In a weary country where the war is allegedly over, the fighting and dying never actually stop. A brazen pre-dawn attack Wednesday on a forward military position 40 kilometres from Goma has resulted in […] […]

JAMAICA is seeking US$1 billion in loans and grants to help remove dons and rebuild the poor communities they have long dominated, reports Bloomberg News. The money will also be used to raise the complement […] […]

IF THE green light to proceed with the process of extraditing Christopher Coke had commenced earlier, Jamaica might have found itself in more dire circumstances than it is in, Prime Minister Bruce Golding has hinted. […] […]

The abolition of the so-called political garrisons should be done post-haste. But there needs to be a systematic way to do this because we are dealing with human beings. At the macro level, we should […] […]

A police officer who took part in the offensive launched by the security forces in West Kingston last week is now severely traumatised after witnessing the head of a Jamaica Defence Force soldier being ripped […] […]

THE effort to prevent the extradition of fugitive Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke to the United States was for a second time this week delayed in the Supreme Court. The court was yesterday scheduled to hear an […] […]