Alarm in Fire Dept
THE REVELATION yesterday that overtime payment to the island's fire-fighters was almost $120 million annually, and that 60 per cent of fire hydrants across the island have stopped working had members of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC)...

Kirkpatrick Reid ­ fighting the odds

A. KIRKPATRICK Reid is glowing. Sitting in his tiny office on South Avenue, Kingston, the 36-year-old reflects on the moment eight years ago which dramatically changed his life and gave him a greater sense of purpose.

Interest rates target missed

MINISTER OF Finance and Planning Dr. Omar Davies yesterday admitted the Government's failure to meet 2000/2001 interest rates targets but promised to return to a programme of sustained reduction next fiscal year. In a statement to the House of...

Roads repair project to be expanded

THE PARISH Infrastructure Development Programme (PIDP), under which 41.7 kilometres of parochial roads were rehabilitated in 2000, is to be expanded this year, according to Minister of Local Government, Youth and Community Development, Arnold Bertram.

Seaga GCT appeal - Court rejects application it recommended
THE $30-million General Consumption Tax case brought against one of the companies owned by JLP Leader Edward Seaga took an unusual turn yesterday.