'Crush extortion' Committee calls for public condemnation by political leaders
THE CONSULTATIVE Committee which is charged with overseeing the implementation of the recommendations of the National committee on Crime and Violence yesterday expressed deep concern about the growing problem and effects of extortion in Jamaica.
Seaga gets $multimillion out-of-court libel award
JLP LEADER Edward Seaga yesterday had a $20 million out-of-court settlement endorsed by the Supreme Court in a libel suit which he had brought against Western Broadcasting Services Ltd....
Contractor sues UWI - Shot by gunman while erecting lab, seeks damages for negligence
A BUILDING contractor who was shot in the neck by a gunman while erecting a laboratory on the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) in St. Andrew...
Strong support for toll system
THERE IS strong support for the Old Harbour bypass toll system which became effective on September 25, according to the latest Gleaner-commissioned poll.
Police shooting sparks protest in Stony Hill
THE COMMUNITIES of Brandon Hill, Golden Spring, Temple Hall and parts of Stony Hill in west rural St. Andrew were agitated yesterday after the police shot dead Fitzroy Witter in Rocky Valley during an alleged shootout.
JPSCo to pay millions of dollars in damages - Over boy electrocuted in 1997
THE JAMAICA Public Service Co. (JPSCo) is to pay $3.2 million in damages to the parents of a 16-year-old boy who was electrocuted in November 1997 when he came in contact with high tension wires dangling from a JPSCo post on Berrydale Lands...
Ja 'under fiscal pressure'
BEAR STERNS, the United States-based investment banking and securities brokerage firm, yesterday said that Jamaica is barely holding on to its fiscal situation and debt management.
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