School officials brawl at Penwood
A PHYSICAL confrontation between two senior female administrators at the Penwood High School in Olympic Gardens, St. Andrew, has left the institution in turmoil.

Patterson meeting Tony Blair today
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson will meet his British counterpart, Tony Blair, in London today, en route to the Group of 77 (G77) summit in Doha, Qatar, the British High Commission in St. Andrew disclosed yesterday.

ISCF commandant calls for state of emergency
RUNAWAY BAY, St. Ann: OSMOND BROMFIELD, commandant of the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF), is proposing that Government launch a six-month assault on major crimes, beginning with a three-month amnesty period...

Trinidad to hang man on Monday - To be executed for killing three people
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP): ONE OF two men convicted of killing three people during a robbery in December 2001 is scheduled to be hanged Monday, in what would be the first execution in Trinidad since 1999, officials say.

Met service forecasts more showers
THE NATIONAL Meteorological Service is forecasting continued outbreaks of showers and thunderstorms for much of the island as Tropical Storm Arlene moves towards the north at 13 kilometres per hour away from the north-western coast of Cuba.

Call for stronger laws to protect kids
STRONGER LAWS are needed to make parents more accountable for their children's well being, according to National Security Minister, Dr. Peter Phillips. Speaking Wednesday night at the launch of the Jamaica National Building Society's (JNBS) Family...

Authorities move to address shortage at May Pen Hospital
WITH THE May Pen Hospital accepting emergency cases only, arrangements have been put in place for persons to receive attention at the Mandeville, Kingston Public and Spanish Town hospitals, the Ministry of Health disclosed yesterday.

Student gangs target inner-city schools - Police security study reveals extortion racket
A SECURITY survey conducted by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has revealed that four schools, primarily in inner-city communities have been affected by extortion.

Delay in dead wife's medical info baffles man
THE BACKLOG of medical reports at the Mandeville Hospital in Manchester is hampering Lenroy Spurgeon of Great Pond in the parish from getting a detailed report as to how his 27-year-old wife Rosemarie died in March this year.