Debt write-off
Britain cancels $1b in unpaid loans
THE COUNTRY'S indebtedness to overseas lenders was reduced yesterday by 9.45 million pounds sterling ($1 billion) thanks to a write-off from the British Government.
Braeton Seven case: Court to decide on application for venue change
AN APPLICATION for a change of venue in the case of the six policemen charged in connection with the murder of seven young men in a house in Braeton, St. Catherine in March 2001, has been set for a hearing on Wednesday before Chief Justice Lensley Wolfe.
Forbes cites link between Carib politicians, drug cartels
IN A rather frighteningly candid disclosure, Commissioner Francis Forbes said yesterday that 'intelligence analysts' have identified a direct link between drug lords and Caribbean politicians.
MPs carrying guns in House raise alarm
SENATE PRESIDENT Syringa Marshall-Burnett and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Michael Peart, are to meet to discuss the problem of Parliamentarians taking their licensed firearms into the House.
Spellers' battle
THE BATTLE of the brains in TVJ's 2004 Schools' Challenge Quiz came down to Manchester High and Calabar.
Cops point to strong lead in double murder case
HEAD OF the St. Catherine North Criminal Investigative Branch (CIB), Deputy Superintendent Bertram Lee, said the police are now working on "a number of strong leads" to conclude their investigations into Thursday night's brutal killing...
Labour Day projects to cost $15m
THE GOVERNMENT, in partnership with several private sector companies, is to spend an estimated $15 million on various projects islandwide to mark 'National Labour Day' on Monday, May 24.
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