Ousted cop takes case to Appeal Court
A 41-year-old policewoman who was retired from the Jamaica Constabulary in the public interest, for leaving the island without permission and being allegedly implicated in the trafficking of cocaine by an individual who was arrested on drug charges...

No bitumen shortage, Petrojam says
WESTERN BUREAU: PETROJAM LTD., the island's sole oil refinery, says there is no shortage here of bitumen, a material used in the paving of roads. Yesterday, Winston Watson, managing director of Petrojam, Ltd., said it has the capacity to produce...

Carib environmental programme on
BETWEEN DECEMBER 2001 and July next year, representatives from the Caribbean Conservation Association (CCA) will begin making the rounds to various Caribbean nations to try to develop three model sites, in the first instance, which show how natural...

William Knibb Baptist Church turns 175
THE WILLIAM Knibb Memorial Church, in Falmouth, Trelawny will, in 2002, celebrate 175 years of existence. The celebration starts with a service on Sunday, December 16, 2001 at 4:00 p.m. Special guest preacher is the Rev. Neville Callam, president of...

Security forces admit using 'excessive force' -- Revd Al Miller
MEMBERS OF the security forces in carrying out an operation in West Kingston from July 7 to 10, which left 27 people dead, admitted to using "excessive force" but attributed it to the pressures of the operation, says the Revd Al...