Garbage pile-up
Portmore, downtown Kingston hard hit as refuse collection service crawls back
OVERFLOWING SKIPS and uncollected bags of garbage were recurring sights throughout sections of the Kingston Metropolitan Region yesterday as the chronic shortage of independent garbage contractors to pick up domestic waste continued...
Senate approves Toll Authority Regulations
THE SENATE yesterday approved the Toll Authority Regulations 2003, to give teeth to the authority that will govern the running of the soon-to-be-opened Old Harbour bypass, Jamaica's first toll road.
Norman Horne sworn in as Senator
NORMAN HORNE, vice-president of Generation 2000 (G2K), the group of young business people associated with the Jamaica Labour Party, was yesterday sworn in as the newest Senator.
SOS Children's Village mourns Johnny Cash
THE DEATH of Johnny Cash, the 71-year-old American country music legend, which occurred in Nashville, Tennessee, from complications associated with diabetes, has robbed the SOS Children Village, Barrett Town, St. James, of one of its dearest friends.
Guns stolen from vehicles, owners on negligence charge
THE THEFT of two licensed firearms earlier this year from vehicles parked in downtown Kingston, has resulted in the police charging the owners with negligence.
Crime Stop queries dominate PSOJ call-in
CONCERNS REGARDING the safety and efficiency of the Police's Crime Stop programme and the conduct of members of the force dominated discussions between participants and callers to the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ)/Jamaica Constabulary...
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