Asafa gets hero's welcome
THE WORLD'S fastest man, Asafa Powell, returned to the island yesterday to a hero's welcome - merely one day after breaking the world's most prestigious track and field record: the 100 metre sprint.

Tower Street riot enquiry finds no one responsible
NO ONE has been found responsible for the deaths of three inmates and one correctional officer as well as injuries to several persons during a riot at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre on March 31, this year.

Plea-bargaining Act concerns lawyers
THE JAMAICAN Bar Association (JBA) yesterday laid out a host of concerns about the proposed plea-bargaining legislation expected to assist in the fight against organised crime.

Air J to cut meals from some flights
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, Air Jamaica will make adjustments to its in-flight service on some international flights lasting under two-and-a-half hours. The adjustments will only affect Florida and Caribbean routes.

One charged in child sex abuse scandal
THE POLICE have charged one of the four persons implicated in the sex abuse scandal involving children's homes and places of safety, which rocked the nation more than two years ago.

Gov't considers price adjustment mechanism on JUTC bus fares
MINISTER OF Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill yesterday said the Government will be considering introducing a Price Adjustment Mechanism (PAM) on fares for the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC).

New association created to save island's forests
IN A bid to encourage the preservation and promotion of tree production to sustain the country's delicate forest reserves, the Forestry Conservation Unit and the Forest Conservancy have joined forces....

KSAC targets massage parlours
THE KINGSTON and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), in tandem with the Public Health Department and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), will be mobilising a mission to close down more than 200 illegal massage parlours...