Carib exile sought for Aristide
CLOSE FRIENDS of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the deposed Haitian president, say that Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders should help him to find a permanent home in the region and should not allow themselves to be bullied by powerful.

Asbestos pipes to be removed - NEPA says between $1 and $5 million needed for clean-up
A PLAN is being devised to remove asbestos-made pipes from the Burke Road Heights/Succaba Pen Community in Old Harbour, southwest St. Catherine, since funding agencies have indicated a willingness to finance the project.

Bidding rivalry for Alpart intensifies
RUSSIAN ALUMINUM (RusAL), the world's second largest aluminum producer, has launched a renewed bid of US $237 million to purchase Kaiser's 65 per cent share in Alpart, the alumina refinery based at Nain, St. Elizabeth.

Wesley Barrett - Committed to the cause
WESLEY EMMANUEL Barrett, 59, the retired Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, is five feet four inches tall, but his contributions to the sector for the last 31 years have towered to immeasurable levels.

Businessman to pay half of bond for murder accused
THE ST. Catherine businessman who stood surety for an absconded murder accused, was on Friday given a 50 per cent reduction in the $3-million bond the court had ordered him to pay.