Citizens want independent inquiry
JAMAICANS WANT an independent inquiry into the police killing of seven young men in Braeton, St. Catherine, on March 14, according to the findings of a Gleaner-commissioned poll. Fifty-three per cent of those interviewed in the April 27 to 30 poll...

Road work slows Liguanea traffic

A COMBINATION of rain and construction activity slowed traffic heading into Liguanea for much of yesterday, but there was no major dislocation from the sewerage improvement project that got off the ground as scheduled. Trench excavation by West Indies...

UWI students sued
LAWYERS REPRESENTING Benz raffle-winner Dudley Vincent served summons on several members of the University of the West Indies' (UWI's) Guild of Students on Thursday. Roderick Reid, the Guild's culture and entertainment affairs chairman, confirmed that...

Craft vending woes hit 'Ochi'
FOR THE craft-vending situation in Ocho Rios to become viable, the growing number of craft markets in the resort town has to be reduced to one centralised location, industry players feel. Currently, there are eight craft markets scattered throughout...

Squatters get eviction notices
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: EVICTION NOTICES have been served to a number of squatters occupying land along the West Harbour, by the Portland Parish Council, in Port Antonio.