Pilots, Air J sign three-year agreement
AFTER 18 hours of intense negotiations, the Jamaica Airline Pilots Association (JALPA) and the management of Air Jamaica yesterday signed off on a three-year agreement that will see pilots accepting a reduction in basic salaries and a cut.

Portmore citizens get go-ahead - Court grants order for representative bodies to move against Highway 2000
THE SUPREME Court gave the go-ahead yesterday for the Portmore Citizens Advisory Council and the Portmore Joint Citizens Association to apply to the Judicial Review Court for orders to quash an order from the Minister of Transport,...

Dominica Labour Party wins poll, ends coalition
THE DOMINICA Labour Party (DLP) has won a majority 14 of 21 seats in the general election ending its coalition government, according to preliminary results. The United Workers Party (UWP) is expected to win six seats.

Golding calls for crime meeting with Patterson
OPPOSITION LEADER Bruce Golding has requested a meeting with Prime Minister P.J. Patterson to carve out answers to what he describes as the 'grave threat' to the country's security.

Mico eyes university college status
DISCUSSIONS ARE under way between the Mico Teachers' College and the Ministry of Education with a view to having Mico becoming a university college by September. Dr. Claude Packer, principal of the Mico, made the announcement yesterday...

Jamalco expansion gets under way
THE LANDMARK US$800 million expansion of the Jamalco alumina refinery in Halse Hall, Clarendon, officially commenced yesterday with a ground-breaking ceremony at the facility, patronised by the Prime Minister and other officials.

Conflict at Lesterfield Primary intensifies
SPALDINGS, Clarendon: RICHARD AZAN, Member of Parliament for Clarendon North West, is calling on the Ministry of Education to revoke the appointment of the Reverend Maurice Mundle, board chairman at the Lesterfield Primary and Junior High School.