Armed Haitian refugees land in Portland
TEN ARMED Haitian refugees, including eight policemen, claiming that they are fleeing the violence in their country were picked up by local authorities off the shore of Manchioneal, Portland, yesterday.

Gov't neglecting children of drug mules
A RECENT study on the social impact on children of imprisoned 'drug mules', has found the Jamaican Government wanting in its responsibility to them, leading to recommendations for a more proactive stance by the state.

SCJ fined for exporting 'dirty' sugar to US
THE SUGAR Company of Jamaica (SCJ) was slapped with a $1.5 million penalty by its trading partners in the United States last month because of the "poor quality" sugar exported to that country.

Who owns Olympia apartments?
UHWI disputes Gov't claim
TWENTY-TWO YEARS after the Government purchased a set of apartments at the Olympia Hotel in Papine, St. Andrew, the question of which agency has the right of ownership to the facility has still not been settled.

New safety risk at Roaring River
A MAJOR ROW is brewing between the Ministry of Water and Housing and residents of the Roaring River community in Westmoreland, over what is the best method of protecting the river from being the source of another typhoid outbreak.

A disaster in the making
THE PUBLIC Health Department and the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management have tagged the debris-filled gullies in the Corporate Area as definite threats to health and potential disaster hazards.

Universities brace for competition
STUDENTS INTERESTED in pursing higher levels of education need only to go as far as their local newspapers, to find an array of options. Advertisements promising scholarships and overseas educational opportunities, in any field...