Businessman freed of gun, ammo charges
MONTEGO BAY businessman Francis Young, who is facing double murder charges, was yesterday freed of additional charges when he appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's court. The businessman was arrested at his Westgate Hills home earlier...

Stewart stirs controversy in party selection drama
WENDELL 'BULL Bull' Stewart, former Member of Parliament for North Trelawny, is again embroiled in a selection controversy within the People's National Party (PNP). Stewart, who was dumped by the party as candidate for the constituency in the October 16..

Hamilton wants names of inmates at G-G's pleasure
PUBLIC DEFENDER Howard Hamilton has requested a list of the names of all inmates of penal institutions detained at the Governor-General's pleasure. Mr. Hamilton wrote the acting Commissioner of Corrections, Earl Fearon, yesterday to this...

Committee to review number of constituencies
A COMMITTEE of the House of Representatives is to be appointed to review the number of constituencies into which Jamaica is to be divided and the boundaries of such constituencies. Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives and...

NAJ to submit salary claim
THE NURSES Association of Jamaica (NAJ) is expected to send to the Government, within the next two weeks, a salaries and benefits claim to cover the contract period 2003-2006. President of the NAJ, Iris Wilson, said yesterday that the association was...

Airport navigation system behind schedule
THE NEW navigational and communications system which was slated to be installed at the Norman Manley International Airport by December 2002, won't be in place before the end of March this year. According to Leo McEwan, information manager in the...