Court throws out libel appeal
THE COURT of Appeal yesterday threw out an appeal brought by Western Broadcasting Services Ltd., former operators of Hot 102 radio, in which it was seeking an order to set aside the $20 million out-of-court settlement in favour of Opposition Leader...

Government moves to clamp down on illegal quarrying
THE MINES and Geology Division, through its Sedimentary Basin Resource Assessment (SEBRA) project, is working to limit and eventually eliminate illegal quarrying of sand from the island's riverbeds and adjoining lands. Targeted are communities along...

Drain cleaning project for Four Paths
Dr. Fenton Ferguson, minister of state in the Ministry of Transport and Works, has said that $500,000 has been allocated to undertake a drain cleaning and road patching programme in Four Paths, Clarendon. "Instructions have been given as it relates to...

Unfinished sewage plant spells disaster
ST. ELIZABETH: LESTER BEHARIE, Chief Public Health Inspector for St. Elizabeth, has raised concern about the unfinished sewage treatment plant in phase one of the National Housing Development Corporation (NHDC) Operation PRIDE Scheme at Luana, in the...

St Ann to get traffic changes for Xmas
THE ST. Ann Parish Council has introduced a number of traffic changes to the major towns in the parish to relieve congestion on the roads during the Christmas season. Dorothy Delgado, secretary/ manager of the parish council said the towns to be...

Christmas rush
THE JAMAICA Customs Department has implemented several measures to accommodate the increased activities during the Yuletide season, including an increase in the number of line officers at the airports and seaports, as well as the redeployment...