New harvesting system at Frome
THE FROME sugar factory in Westmoreland, in an effort to promote efficiency and boost its output, has joined forces with other interests in the industry to put in place a new harvesting system for sugar cane.

Post Corp on guard against terrorism
THE POSTAL Corporation of Jamaica, mindful of the anthrax attacks through the mail in the United States in 2001, says it is taking steps to guard against similar occurrences in Jamaica.

Tension rife after double murder
MONDAY NIGHT'S double murder in downtown Kingston has intensified the tension between two rival gangs from the Mark Lane area of Fletchers Land, central Kingston.

Three freed of murder rap
THREE MEN have been freed by a jury of the murder of electrician Bertram Dolphy, 48, of Bridgeport, St. Catherine on June 6 last year.

CHASE donates $5m to UHWI
THE CULTURE, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund has approved $5 million towards an expansion project at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI).

France hunting Jamaican teachers
THE FRENCH Government is now hunting Jamaican English language assistants for next academic year, the French Embassy has announced.

Reforestation project for Wallenford
THE CIGARETTE Company of Jamaica, a subsidiary of the Carreras Group, has a three-year agreement with the Forestry Department to reforest the Wallenford community in the Blue Mountains.

Government reconsiders cost-sharing timetable
SENATOR BURCHELL Whiteman has conceded that the government, hard-pressed to pay its bills, may have to reconsider its three-year timetable for phasing out the cost-sharing programme in secondary schools.

New transport policy coming
THE MINISTRY of Transport has begun discussions with relevant stakeholders on a draft for a new transport policy geared towards improving the island's transportation system.