Public Defender to investigate juveniles held at G-G's pleasure
PUBLIC DEFENDER, Howard Hamilton, is hoping to get a list containing the names and cases of juveniles being held at the Governor-General's pleasure by today.

Meeting to discuss citrus replanting programme
REPRESENTATIVES OF the Ministry of Agriculture, the Citrus Growers Association (CGA), the Jamaica Citrus Protection Agency and the People's Co-operative Bank, are to meet next week to iron out problems affecting the citrus replanting programme.

Bidwell waives rights
ROBERT BIDWELL, who is wanted by Canadian authorities, yesterday waived his rights to challenge proceedings to extradite him to his homeland to face multiple narcotics and money laundering charges.

Gleaner computer programmer found dead
KALLICHARAN GIBBS, 27, a computer programmer at The Gleaner Company was found dead about 3:00 p.m. yesterday in his apartment in the Constant Spring Gardens area of St. Andrew.

Technologies conference showcases opportunities for Ja
HUNDREDS TURNED out to share in and discover the wealth of knowledge opened to the public at the first ever Regional Conference on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for National Development...

Farmers urged to make use of technology
FARMERS IN Portland have been challenged to use technology and market research to improve agricultural production and earnings, thereby enhancing national and community development.

EAC to spend $36m on fingerprint pilot programme
THE ELECTORAL Advisory Committee (EAC) will spend $36.3 million for a pilot aimed at testing the use of fingerprint-triggered balloting in the Mona and Papine divisions, St. Andrew East constituency, in the upcoming Local Government elections.

Conflicting evidence at start of cocaine trial
WESTERN BUREAU: CONFLICTING EVIDENCE was presented in court on Monday as the trial got underway in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's court of three men including a government pathologist who were arrested in connection with a drug find...

JUTC to finalise redundancy payments tomorrow
JAMAICA URBAN Transit Company (JUTC) accountants will have tabulated by this Thursday, exactly how much redundancy money it will have to pay this Friday to 280 of its former employees who were sent home last week.

Edith Matilda Cooke 105 years and still counting
Edith Matilda Cooke who has surpassed the biblical allotment of "three score years and ten", has, by reason of strength, reached the amazing milestone of 105 years, and still counting.