Firefighters mourn loss of colleague
MAY PEN, Clarendon: FIREFIGHTERS AT the May Pen Fire Station are now mourning the tragic lost of one of their colleagues who succumbed to injuries in hospital on Friday as a result of gunshots he received.

Esmie Jones' case stalled again
WESTERN BUREAU: THE CASE against Esmie Jones was stalled in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrates Court yesterday after it was revealed that her lawyer Delford Morgan was engaged in another trial in the Hanover Circuit Court.

Irrigation contracts to hit tender market soon
CONTRACTS FOR the National Irrigation Develop-ment Programme are expected to be up for tender soon, according to Minister of Water and Housing the Hon. Donald Buchanan. In a recent interview with the Gleaner, Minister Buchanan said...

Mayors calling for local gov't reform
ST. ELIZABETH: WHILE THE two major political parties are gearing up for Local Government elections, some Mayors are calling on the authorities to implement at least one aspect of the reform programme, before or after the election.

Mandeville Art Fair, Nov 7-9
THE 11TH Annual Mandeville Art Fair opens on Thursday, November 7 at 6:00 p.m. at the Roman Catholic Pastoral Centre in Mandeville. This year, some 300 pieces of Jamaican artwork are expected to be on sale at the fair...

School libraries lack adequate facilities - Call for past students to assist almer maters' libraries
MONDAY, INTERNATIONAL School Library Day found Joan Hay with a small wish list. Mrs. Hay, who works with the Jamaica Library Service's School Libraries' Network, highlighted two challenges facing the sector and hoped that remedies could be made and soon.

Former lecturer sues NCU citing defamation of character
A FORMER lecturer at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) in Manchester is suing the University for $100 million "for great harm and injuries done to his credit, character and reputation".

Visa applications not affected by sniper shootings - official
ACCEPTANCE OF visa applications to the United States should not be affected by the recent revelations that a Jamaican, 17-year-old Lee Boyd Malvo, was involved in the "sniper shootings" that rocked the U.S. earlier this month.