NHT to crack down on delinquent employers
THE NATIONAL Housing Trust (NHT) has said that it is not ruling out making public the names of delinquent employers who fail to hand over more than $1.7 billion in statutory deductions to the Trust.

July 7 court date for teens on murder rap
THE TWO teenaged boys who were arrested in connection with the shooting death of their 16-year-old schoolmate, Leo O'Sullivan, in March of this year, are slated to appear in the Half-Way Tree Court on July 7, for a preliminary hearing into the incident.

$1b taken from vaults, says report
NEW YORK, (Reuters): A SON of Saddam Hussein and a close adviser, carried off nearly $1 billion in cash from Iraq's central bank hours before the US-led war on the country began, the New York Times reported on its website late on Monday.

It's 'Teachers' Day'
TEACHERS' DAY is being celebrated today, May 7, with a host of activities to honour the nation's educators. It is always observed on the Wednesday of the first full week in May.

Heated exchanges at tax committee meet
HEATED EXCHANGES marked yesterday's first sitting of a parliamentary committee set up to study Government's new tax measures.

JAPEX 2003 ends
THE 2003 Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX), ended yesterday with delegates wrapping up the second day of trade meetings at the Hilton Kingston Hotel, New Kingston.