Rival gunmen in clashes
DESPITE THE presence of heavily armed members of the security forces in trouble spots across the Corporate Area, many areas remained tense yesterday as gunmen continued attacks in inner-city communities.

475 flood victims still in shelters
EFFORTS TO get persons displaced by the recent flood rains back on their feet will be ongoing for the next two to four weeks as the Government seeks to find alternative accommodation for those who lost their homes.

GOVERNOR-GENERAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR MANCHESTER - JACOB ROBINSON Courage, determination ensured his success
JACOB ROBINSON'S family started to experience real hardships when his father died when he was four years old. The death created new responsibilities for each member of his family...

JTA meets today to discuss improved salaries, benefits
THE JAMAICA Teachers Association (JTA) has summoned its Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee for a meeting today to decide, among other things, what steps to take in support of its claims for improved salaries and benefits for teachers.

PM promises land reform, sweet future for sugar cane
THE PEOPLE'S National Party's (PNP) campaign motorcade, led by Prime Minister P.J. Patterson, wound its way around eastern parishes earlier this week.