Gov't moves to protect guards
THE MINISTRY of Labour and Social Security says it will be tightening its regulation of the island's security companies, many of which have been accused of victimising security guards, including paying them below the minimum wage.
Prisons bursting at seams
THE ISLAND'S two maximum security prisons are bursting at the seams, housing about twice the number of inmates they were intended to accommodate.
'Scratch' Perry grabs Grammy
LEE 'SCRATCH' Perry, born Rainford Hugh Perry, is the 45th Grammy Awards winner for 'Best Reggae Album' for his 2002 release Jamaican E.T.
Jamaica 8th on US deportee listings
A TOTAL of 2,111 Jamaicans were deported from the United States from September 2001 to October 2002 (that country's fiscal year 2002), according to figures from the U.S. Embassy in Kingston.
JCF Deputy appeals for partnership against crime
MAY PEN, Clarendon: DEPUTY COMMISSIONER of Police Jevene Bent has appealed to residents of Clarendon to give greater support to the police in fighting crime.
Cops make big ammo crackdown in MoBay - Lawmen kill one, arrest four
WESTERN BUREAU: ONE MAN was killed and four persons arrested and charged with illegal possession of fire-arm and ammunition, as well as illegal possession of and dealing in ganja, following two separate police operations in St. James on the weekend.
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