Civil servants OK Gov't offer
THE ISLAND'S civil servants yesterday voted to accept the Government's latest salary offer which will see their wages moving to within 80 per cent of rates in the private sector by 2005. Nine years in the making, having been first agreed to by...

Victim of cop shooting gets $2.5m
Blackwell opens Island Village
National Bee finals to kick off today

Rural Electrification Programme off to good start
WESTERN BUREAU: THE US$1.82 million expansion of the Rural Electrification Programme (REP) got off to a problem-free start last Wednesday. "It has been all systems go for the programme, which will cover some 145 kilometres and benefit 3,000 households...

Tax department boss axed
Pig industry needs restructuring - Clarke
Young police constable laid to rest
Snr cop tells why crime is low in St Elizabeth
Verene Shepherd promoted to professor

LoJ and Island Life to get merger approval in coming weeks
THE BARBADIAN owners of Life of Jamaica (LoJ) and Island Life are expected to seek a vote from the insurance companies' shareholders by late February or early March on proposals towards the merger of the two entities. LoJ president and chief executive...

JAMPRO promoting new on-line e-marketplace website
New JTB ad to market Ja

Akhtar, Razzaq rout Windies
SHARJAH, UAE (AP): SHOAIB Akhtar and young all-rounder Abdur Razzaq bowled Pakistan to a 171-run victory yesterday over the West Indies on the fifth and final day of the first Test at Sharjah Stadium.

Ja too good for Guyana
McKenley in hospital
Embarrassing anti-climax in Sharjah
Upsets ensure Pools carry-over
Cornwall favoured in west

Tackling youth crime
IN UNVEILING the police crime-fighting plan for 2002 last week Commissioner Francis Forbes indicated that there would be special emphasis on the involvement of juveniles. The Commissioner said that there was an increase in the numbers of youth being...

Letting heat out of the system
Conquer fear, reclaim Ja

When a newsman saved my life my life
THE EDITOR, Sir: SOME YEARS ago, when Tony Morrison was a reporter for CVM-TV, he saved my life, and I would like to use this medium to say thanks.

We're not ready for elections
A boost for the labour market

Journalist declares reggae's impact on French society
FOR THOSE with more than just a casual interest in reggae music, the monthly lecture series sponsored by the Reggae Studies unit continues to be stimulating. Last Friday's lecture, which took place at the Neville Hall Lecture Theatre, was delivered by...

Capleton sets 'fire' to 'Dem A Go Tired Fi See Mi Face'
Jamaican art display for Fort Lauderdale