No resolution to cricket impasse as deadline passes
THE SPONSORSHIP row that has engulfed West Indies cricket remained unsettled yesterday, despite fervent attempts by Grenadian Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell to resolve the issue by his self-imposed deadline.

One in four J'cans may have diabetes by 2020
ONE IN four adult Jamaicans could be living with diabetes from as early as 2020, five years ahead of World Health Organisation (WHO) projections, says Professor Errol Morrison.

José Marti student killed - Stabbed by unknown assailant while travelling on bus
TWO STUDENTS of the José Marti Technical High School in St. Catherine were stabbed, one fatally, while travelling on a bus yesterday afternoon.

PM orders study on Portmore toll conflict
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson has charged a team comprising the National Road Operating and Construction Company (NROCC), TansJamaican Highway Limited and Bouygues, to complete a study on a range of issues relating to the Portmore leg ...

Councillors stage walkout at PC meeting
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLOR Benny White, accompanied by all four People's National Party (PNP) councillors, staged a walkout at the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) controlled Portland Parish Council meeting yesterday.

Nurse jailed in rape scandal
A SENIOR nurse attached to the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) in Kingston has been jailed, following allegations that she attempted to bribe a witness not to press charges against a doctor who has been implicated in a rape case.