Chased out - Gunmen force Arnett residents to flee
SCORES OF people, mainly women and children, were beaten and chased out of their homes in Arnett Gardens, south St. Andrew, yesterday morning by marauding gunmen who accused them of being spies or informers for opposing gang members.
Davies scoffs at Seaga's proposals
DR. OMAR Davies, Minister of Finance and Planning, yesterday dismissed as a 'flight of fantasy', an Opposition proposal that the country adopt a fixed exchange rate policy in an attempt to curb inflation and reduce high interest...
Fire kills 3-y-o boy
OLD HARBOUR, St. Catherine: A FIRE which claimed the life of a three-year-old boy destroyed several properties, and left 25 persons homeless in Old Harbour, St. Catherine...
New crime authority by year-end
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson yesterday said he expects the Government's proposed National (Independent) Investigative Authority to come on stream by the end of the year.
'Caribbean not ready for CSME' - Seaga says regional legislation not in place
A CARIBBEAN Community (CARICOM)-commissioned study has cast doubt on the readiness of the region to implement the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME), as several member-states are ill-prepared to do so.
Group wants better court facilities for the disabled
MEMBERS OF the Paraplegic Development and Outreach Foundation (PARADOF) are calling on the Government to make courthouses and other government buildings accessible to the disabled.
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