Senate passes Property Bill - Common-law unions now recognised
AFTER MORE than four years on the books, the Family Property (Rights of Spouses) Act was renamed and passed in the Senate yesterday with 24 amendments. The seminal piece of legislation, now referred to as the Property (Rights of Spouses) Act, 2004...

Greater media responsibility needed - Whiteman
INFORMATION MINISTER Burchell Whiteman, yesterday appealed to the media to promote greater individual responsibility, especially in light of the popularity of the 'victim mentality'.

Judge fired for revoking High Court's decision
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC: THE JUDICIAL and Legal Services Commission said it terminated the services of a Guyana-born magistrate last month after he revoked a decision of the High Court, which ordered that travel documents of a non-national charged...

Cops ready to nab Spn Town criminals
AS THE police move to apprehend the main players of the rival gangs operating in the hotbed of Spanish Town, St. Catherine, provisions are being made to shelter potential witnesses under the Witness Protection Programme.

Pedestrian 'crosses' - Why the NWA relocated the pedestrian crossing at Merl Grove High School
ON FRIDAY morning, January 23, 2004, at about 6:15, a 13-year-old student of Merl Grove High School was killed in a motor vehicle accident as she tried to cross the road. The incident is unfortunate and regrettable. The management and staff of the...

Sweeter bid terms for local textbook printers
THE GOVERNMENT has revealed that it will be providing preferential treatment to local contractors during the next round of bids for the annual Primary School Textbook Programme. "In relation to the provision of textbooks for the academic year...