Local Gov't Minister pleads for more funds
PORTIA SIMPSON Miller, Minister of Local Government, Community Development and Sports, yesterday delivered the most emphatic statement yet that her Ministry was having severe difficulties carrying out its duties...

Lawman mobbed by angry crowd
A POLICE constable who attempted to apprehend a gunman in Olympic Gardens, St. Andrew, yesterday, was set upon by members of an angry mob who not only beat him, but also reclaimed a gun he confiscated and turned the suspect loose.

Loads of car parts seized
OFFICERS FROM the Special Anti-Crime Task Force yesterday pack one of three truck loads of car parts seized at premises on St. James Avenue, off Maxfield Avenue, Kingston, yesterday.

Gov't to pay $604m to US-based Mirant
THE GOVERNMENT yesterday revealed that it is to pay $604 million to Atlanta-based energy firm Mirant, as part of a sale agreement formulated during the divestment of the Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd.

Verdict expected in Burrell murder case
THE JURY is expected to hand down a verdict today at the trial of the two men charged with the near five-year-old murder of Tahj Burrell, 20, and Jason Eldridge, 22.