'Too many get bail in murder cases' - Judge cites rise in homicides
A HIGH Court Judge has expressed concern that most persons charged with murder who came up before the opening session of the Home Circuit Court on Wednesday were on bail. Mr. Justice Mahadev Dukharan in querying the reason for so many accused being...

Third Summit of the Americas opens today

QUEBEC CITY, Canada: THE CURTAIN goes up today on the Third Summit of the Americas, as 34 democratically-elected nations of the hemisphere including Jamaica, meet to discuss "Human Progress and Shared Prosperity" amid fears that events could turn nasty...

Squatters ousted - UDC levels Barrett Hall
WESTERN BUREAU; PROPERTY RANGERS directed by the Urban Development Corporation, yesterday demolished the houses of more than 70 squatters in Barrett Hall, St. James.

KSAC plans for public health building
THE KINGSTON and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), is pushing ahead with plans to acquire the building which houses the Public Health Department for direct KSAC usage. The building, located on Marescaux Road, Kingston, is owned by the KSAC but has been...

Hylton makes case for CARICOM special provisions

MONTREAL (CANA): JAMAICA'S MINISTER of Foreign Trade, Anthony Hylton, on Wednesday made a strong case to have special provisions for Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) member states' participation in the Free Trade Area of the Americas...