Blair asked to step down
LONDON (AP): PRIME MINISTER Tony Blair should quit, former Cabinet ministers from his own Labour Party said, blaming Blair for the party's sharply reduced majority in Britain's national election.

'Safety in Ja factories inadequate'
WESTERN BUREAU: SAFETY LEVELS in Jamaica's factories are inadequate, says president of the University and Allied Workers Union (UAWU), Professor Trevor Munroe.

Publisher inducted into Hall of Fame
PETER WEBLEY, the Jamaican publisher of the free monthly newspaper Caribbean Today, has been inducted into the Miami Hall of Fame in recognition of his work in journalism.

'Youngsters prefer ganja'
THE CHECKPOINT was Cross Roads, St. Andrew. The target adolescents. They were asked whether they used ganja but most of them denied usage or were reluctant to discuss the matter.

'Gov't pensioners losing battle against inflation'
WESTERN BUREAU: GOVERNMENT PENSIONERS are losing the race with inflation, says Leader of the Opposition, Bruce Golding. To counter this trend, he said, the funds need professional management.

Flood rains wreak havoc in St Bess
SANTA CRUZ, St. Elizabeth: HEAVY RAINS left scores of residents stranded for hours and did extensive damage to roads and farmlands in sections of St. Elizabeth Saturday afternoon.