'Historic agreement' - Gov't, Opposition close ranks on education resolution
IN WHAT has been described by Opposition Leader Edward Seaga as an "historic agreement", both sides of the parliamentary divide came together on Tuesday night in support of an amended education resolution in the House of Representatives.
Schools close, shops unaffected
WESTERN BUREAU: THE CANTERBURY stand-off was contained in the community yesterday, but the barking of high-powered guns was enough for school administrators in the surrounding areas to cancel classes...
8-hour gun battle - Three men killed, three cops wounded in Canterbury, MoBay
WESTERN BUREAU: IN A stand-off lasting more than eight hours, three gunmen were shot and killed, three policemen shot and injured, and a large cache of ammunition was seized in the volatile Canterbury community in Montego Bay yesterday.
KSAC calls for JPSCo probe
THE KINGSTON and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is calling on the Government to probe the Jamaica Public Service Company's (JPSCo) repair and maintenance of street lights in the Corporate Area.
Commitment to peace in central Kingston
ONE OF the cardinal rules of life in the ghetto is: thou shalt not cross border lines.
Cop killers get death sentence reprieve
THE UNITED Kingdom Privy Council has set aside the capital murder convictions of the two men who were convicted in March 2000 of the fatal shooting of Detective Corporal George Dewar because of misdirections by the trial judge.
Cancer Society goes on-line
THE JAMAICA Cancer Society goes cyber today! Starting at 6:00 p.m., Go-Jamaica will host an on-line discussion with the Society addressing the topic: 'Early Detection Can Save Your Life'.
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