J$ still sliding
THE JAMAICAN dollar lost another 23 cents in trading against its United States counterpart yesterday, pushing the average selling rate of the local currency to $60.96, according to data released by the Bank of Jamaica (BoJ).

Private travellers won't escape cess
THE FOUR per cent cess on imports will be applicable to individual travellers whose purchases exceed US$500. However, unlike businesses, the ordinary vacationer will not get the opportunity to offset the charge against future tax liabilities.

JTA pay concession disappoints teachers
SEVERAL TEACHERS have expressed disappointment with the decision of delegates of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) to accept the Government's salary package for the 2002/04 contract period.

Anger over police killing
WESTERN BUREAU: 'JUSTICE' WAS the word on the lips of residents of the tiny community of Freeman's Hall, southern Trelawny, yesterday as they reflected on the death of an 85-year-old man during an alleged shoot-out between police and gunmen Saturday night

'Get those guns' - Allegations swirl that weapons were planted in Kraal killings
AS THE Bureau of Special Investigation (BSI) intensifies its probe into last Wednesday's controversial killing by the police of two men and two women in the district of Kraal, north central Clarendon, Member of Parliament...