PM targets corrupt officials
DOGGED BY a perception of growing corruption during his 13-year tenure, Prime Minister P.J. Patterson is proposing the retirement of officials in the public interest as one of several measures to arrest unethical behaviour...

Security tops agenda at regional conference
THE IMPLEMENTATION of stringent security measures for the 2007 Cricket World Cup topped the agenda on the first of a two-day conference of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Security Ministers held at the Hilton Kingston Hotel last week.

Four more to face hangman in Trinidad
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC: DEATH WARRANTS are expected to be read to at least four more prisoners on death row this week, according to media reports in Trinidad.

Drain-cleaning project goes awry
SOME PARISH councils are complaining that their drain-cleaning programmes are being short-changed, and as a result they have to be cleaning drains in a "piecemeal fashion".

Former JLP MP found dead
THE MONTEGO Bay police are investigating the death of Jeffrey Roach, businessman and former Member of Parliament (MP) for East Central St. James whose body was found yesterday morning with a gunshot wound to the head...

Three charged for American man's death
THE ST. James police have charged three persons for the murder of American national Steven Edward King of Daytona, Florida, who went missing on Saturday, May 14. He was scheduled to leave the island Monday, May 16.

'System gives politicians bad name' - James Robertson, Member of Parliament for Western St. Thomas
FOR THE masterminds of the Social and Economic Support Programme (SESP), the aim was to "mitigate the effects of major changes in economic strategy on the most vulnerable in the society".

Drainage woes hit St Thomas
RESIDENTS IN the Western St. Thomas constituency are complaining about the twin problems of poor drainage and flooding. "The roads are deplorable in Cedar Valley and (Hurricane) Ivan has made it worse.