Mixed reaction to amnesty request
CARIBBEAN IMMIGRATION advocate Irwine Clare has dismissed as a token gesture a request to Congress by US President George W. Bush for illegal immigrants to be given more time to legitimise their status.

Unions to lobby for contract workers
CONTRACT WORKERS, including security guards, will be paying close attention to today`s meeting of the Labour Advisory Council (LAC), as it deals with the crucial issue of their protection under the Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes Act...

Statements on Braeton killings ready for DPP
STATEMENTS RELATING to last month`s killing of seven men in Braeton, St. Catherine, have been collected and are ready to be placed in the hands of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for a ruling.

Man shot dead on bus
GUNMEN SHOT and killed a 41-year-old man and injured a 25-year-old woman aboard a public passenger bus at the intersection of Constant Spring Road and Constant Spring Grove in north St. Andrew on Tuesday night.