BoJ tries to save skidding currency
THE BANK of Jamaica (BoJ) yesterday moved to reverse the continued slide in the value of the local currency against its United States counterpart by introducing a 150-day reverse repurchase instrument at interest rate of 30 per cent.

Fantino to tighten crime links
HEAD OF the Toronto Police Services, Chief Julian Fantino, has proposed to offer further assistance to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in its fight to reduce the spate of crime across the island.

Wharves takeover bid falters
FOUR TRUSTEES of Kingston Port Workers Superannuation Fund (KPWSF) have resigned with immediate effect, according to a release from the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) last night.

Alpha's Sister Mary Ignatius passes on
SISTER MARY Ignatius, the Roman Catholic nun who nurtured several generations of Jamaican musicians at Alpha Boys' School over the last 60 years, died at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) on Sunday night.

Kids use 'holiday' to study and shop
PARENTS HIRED special caregivers, took their children with them to work, dropped them off at libraries or left them all alone at home yesterday, as they tried to find ways to accommodate students displaced by yesterday's islandwide strike by teachers.