Central Kgn blaze leaves 21 homeless
FIRE destroyed six houses on Fleet and Tower streets in central Kingston yesterday, leaving 21 persons homeless, but no lives were lost in the blaze.

Bakeries hike prices
THE PRICES of bread and other baked products have gone up, with bakeries claiming that the increases are due to the rising raw materials and fuel and utility costs.

Law office search case for June 9 hearing
THE MOTION seeking declarations that several breaches were committed when the police searched and seized documents from the offices of two lawyers in January this year has been set for hearing on June 9 in the Judicial Review Court.

Crime crippling investment - JEF
THE JAMAICA Employers' Federation (JEF) says 92 per cent of managers contacted in a survey to identify factors affecting employment and investment in Jamaica, identified crime as the main culprit.

Dusty nuisance hurts businesses
BUSINESS PEOPLE in the Spanish Town Road/Max-field Avenue/Waltham Park Road area of south west St. Andrew demonstrated peacefully in front of their establishments yesterday to draw attention to a dust nuisance created by an unpaved road surface.