Courthouses to be repaired, built
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson yesterday announced the construction and repair of several courthouses to enhance the reform of the island's justice system.

Law student gets NHT scholarship
TWENTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD law student Weiden Daley is this year's recipient of the inaugural Victor Robinson Memorial Scholarship, established by the National Housing Trust (NHT) in its continuing support of tertiary education.

New ambassador-designate to Mexico appointed
THE MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. K.D. Knight has announced the appointment of Mrs. Sheila Sealy-Monteith, director International Organisations Department (IOD) in the Foreign Ministry as ambassador-designate to Mexico.

Good state of MIND - Management institute attributes profits to executive agency status
THE MANAGEMENT Institute for National Development (MIND) is reporting a significant leap in earnings over the six-year period since gaining executive agency status.

Five receive prestigious UWI award
THE VICE Chancellor's Award for Excellence for the 2004/2005 academic year will go to five members of the academic staff based at the Mona and St. Augustine campuses of the University of the West Indies.

Knight courts New Jersey investors
FOREIGN AFFAIRS and Foreign Trade Minister, K.D. Knight, has invited the New Jersey corporate community to forge business ties with their counterparts in Jamaica, noting that the country was now experiencing a range of investment opportunities...

ODPEM to recruit shelter managers for St Catherine
THE OFFICE of Disaster Preparedness and Emer-gency Management (ODPEM) is recruiting and training persons in St. Catherine to increase the number of shelter managers in the parish.

Relatives of missing farmer hope for the best
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: RELATIVES OF a 53-year-old farmer, who has gone missing for nearly a month now, have expressed grave concerns and are hoping that all is well.