Bush names Ja 'Kingpins' - Orders sanctions against Nembhard, Ramcharan
PRESIDENT GEORGE Bush of the United States yesterday designated two Jamaican businessmen - Norris 'Deedo' Nembhard, 52, and Leebert Ramcharan both of whom are facing requests for their extradition to the U.S.A., as 'Drug Kingpins'...
Facelift for St Mary roads
SEVERAL ROADS in St. Mary are to be repaired during the next four months under the Government's Parish Infrastructure Development Programme (PIDP) at a cost of just over $40 million.
DENNIS MINOTT REPORT - Report raked
UNIVERSITY LECTURER Howard Campbell yesterday dismissed as flawed the recently-released Dr. Dennis Minott Report on the performance of Jamaican high school students in the 2003 Caribbean Examination Council (CXC).
Electricity rates rise
JAMAICA PUBLIC Service (JPS) customers will see on average, a five per cent increase in their electricity bills as of June 1, the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) announced yesterday.
Man loses $7m property under Drug Offences Act
THE SUPREME Court yesterday granted an order for a property in York Town, Clarendon, valued at $6.8 million, to be confiscated by the Crown under the Drug Offences (Forfeiture of Proceeds) Act.
1,000 new AIDS cases yearly
SOME 1,000 new persons showing symptoms of HIV/AIDS are being treated at health facilities in Jamaica each year.
'Champagne organisation, bag-juice budget' - Cops clamour for 'fair deal' at General Conference
SERGEANT DAVID White, chairman of the Police Federation, yesterday threw down the gauntlet to the Government, calling for an adequate wage package, improved working conditions and more effective equipment for its members.
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