Carpenter nails lottery jackpot
WHEN PERENNIAL lotto player, 57-year-old Percival Thompson, checked his lottery tickets several weeks ago, he could hardly believe his eyes.

Government not ruling out police powers for soldiers
THE GOVERNMENT is not ruling out giving members of the army police powers as it seeks ways to curb the spiralling crime rate which saw another 34 Jamaicans murdered last week.

Spirits still damp in St Elizabeth
BLACK RIVER, St. Elizabeth: SEVERAL RESIDENTS in Black River, Point and Middle Quarters in St. Elizabeth are still feeling the effects of the heavy rains that lashed parts of the parish on the weekend.

JUTC gets tough - Police to target non-paying passengers
AS OF next week, the cash-strapped state-owned Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), with the assistance of the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF), will be clamping down on passengers who refuse to pay correct fares.

Manning to reorganise government
PORT-OF-SPAIN, CMC: TRINIDAD AND Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning has said that he would be reorganising his government in the wake of the resignation of Communications and Works Minister, Franklin Khan.

Hay-Webster renews call for sex offender registry
FED UP with what she said are growing cases of child sexual abuse, Sharon Hay-Webster, Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Central, said last week that she will be renewing calls for the establishment of a registry...

St James man held on drug smuggling charge
WESTERN BUREAU: ANOTHER ST. James man has been detained for his alleged involvement in drug smuggling as local international narcotic agencies continue their crackdown against the illicit trade.

Ramcharan, Williams want extradition order set aside
LEGAL ARGUMENTS will continue today in the motion brought by Montego Bay businessmen Leebert Ramcharan and Donovan 'Plucky' Williams who are fighting a legal battle in the Supreme Court for their freedom.

Breaches will top MoU meeting
TRADE UNION members on the monitoring committee of the Public Sector Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), are expecting a firm commitment from the government in addressing the breaches of industrial relations practices...