From poverty to principal
ALTHOUGH JAMES Paul McLaughlin, the 2003 recipient of the Governor-General's Achievement Award for Manchester was born in poverty, he is now in possession of a career and vocation which makes him complete.

C&WJ continues restructuring
CABLE AND Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ) will cut 200 jobs at the end of September as the company concludes its restructuring programme in preparation for "new market conditions" in the telecommunications industry.

7 killed in a day
ELEVEN PERSONS were murdered over the past three days in separate incidents in the Corporate Area of Kingston and St. Andrew and three other parishes.

JAS tainted by politics - Devon McDaniel
DEPUTY OPPOSITION spokesman on agriculture, Devon McDaniel, has accused the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) of being tainted with politics and subject to corruption.

The ferry rides again
MEMBERS OF the public won't have to 'wave' the ferry goodbye as an 11th hour attempt by Port Royal residents and Member of Parliament Phillip Paulwell to save the ferry has ensured its resurrection within the next two weeks.

Toll debate postponed
AN ABBREVIATED sitting of the House of Representatives yesterday saw the postponement of the debate on the regulations governing the Toll Authority. This, as the Parliamentary Opposition requested more time to study the document.

Gastro-enteritis on the decline
THE RATE of infection in the gastro-enteritis outbreak that gripped the country and claimed nine young lives in south eastern Jamaica is now on the decline. Figures obtained from the Ministry of Health indicate that there has been a 14 per cent decrease.