PM assures tougher crime-fighting moves
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson yesterday assured private sector leaders of new measures to control escalating crime and violence, including the increased presence of Jamaica Defence Force soldiers on the streets.
PM names remaining six Senators
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson yesterday named the remaining six Government Senators, two of whom will serve in the Upper House for the first time.
C&W dials up major deal
CABLE & WIRELESS West Indies has signed an agreement with Nortel Networks to invest about US$104 million (J$5 billion) over three years in an advanced mobile network throughout the region.
Forbes orders August Town investigation
POLICE COMMISSIONER Francis Forbes has ordered an internal investigation into circumstances in which four people were killed by gunmen in the August Town area of St. Andrew on Sunday, while a curfew was in place in sections of the community.
Anthony Clarke dies at hospital
PORUS, Manchester: DIRECTOR OF the Jamaica National Building Society H. Anthony "Tony" Clarke is dead. He died in Mandeville, Manchester shortly after eight last night.
Kids caught in crossfire - Survivors of Greenwich Farm drive-by shooting
THE PAST two weeks have been traumatic for Tishana Redwood. But since her discharge from hospital two days ago, things have become even worse. She has been waking up screaming at nights, begging adult relatives to stay in her room with her.
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