'MoU to save $5b'
MORE THAN $5 billion will be saved through the recently-signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Government and trade union leaders, says Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Omar Davies.

Archbishop Edgerton Clarke steps down
ROMAN CATHOLIC Archbishop, the Most Reverend Edgerton Clarke, 75, has stepped down as head of the archdiocese due to age constraints.

Three escape from Falmouth lock-up
WESTERN BUREAU: THREE MALE prisoners made a pre-dawn escape from the Falmouth Police Station lock-up in Trelawny yesterday, after cutting their way through the board roof of their cell into an upstairs office.

Typhoid fever hits Westmoreland
THE MINISTRY of Health has confirmed three cases of typhoid fever in Westmoreland. There are also two suspected cases.

Committee to recommend ganja decriminalisation
THE PARLIAMENTARY Committee considering the report of the National Commission on Ganja agreed yesterday to support the decriminalisation of ganja for private personal use.