Seaga stays but...
A GRIM-FACED Edward Seaga emerged from a near-eight-hour meeting with senior members of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) on Friday night still in charge but, according to party insiders, battling for his political life.

Basic schools struggle - Government subsidy a drop in the bucket
A SHORTFALL IN operational funds has left several schools at the basic level scrambling for ways to survive in the new school term. Although a record sum of $720 million was spent by the Government on subsidies to the island's 1922 registered basic...

'We just can't manage' - High overhead costs driving Falcon Cottages out of business
WESTERN BUREAU: A NEGRIL guest house where several tourists were robbed last year has resumed operations but the owners have decided to put the property up for sale.

Cable operators fight illegal subscribers
IN AN effort to combat unauthorised sharing of their services, some cable companies have tightened up their operations with the introduction of cable boxes which subscribers must purchase or rent to have access to channels.

'It is not abuse' - Some parents, caregivers see harsh punishment as justified
PARENTS AND other caregivers who inflict harsh punishment on male children hardly ever see their action as abuse. Neither do they intend to scar them permanently, either emotionally or physically, social workers are reporting.