More Haitians sent home, others protest
WESTERN BUREAU: SOLDIERS ROUNDED up Haitian refugees at the Montpelier Camp in St. James yesterday and whisked them to the Sangster International Airport, from where they were flown back to their homeland.

Coastline is poorly monitored - Shields
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER of Police Mark Shields has said that both the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard and Marine Police are ill-equipped to monitor the country's coastline and stop the influx of illegal guns and ammunition into the island.

Building on the Grants Pen model - Commissioner plans to replicate community policing concept
PLANS ARE under way to replicate the community policing model at the new Grants Pen Police Station in St. Andrew in eight other crime-plagued inner-city communities.

Battle for Brand Ja - Copyright campaign to fight bootleggers
THE BOOTLEGGING of brand Jamaica, which is reportedly robbing the country of several billion in U.S. dollars per annum, is about to get a blow from a copyright campaign. This is being spearheaded by the Government....

Fate of Negril two tomorrow
A HIGH Court Judge yesterday granted an order for two prominent Negril residents, who have been in custody since June 5 without being charged, to be taken to the Supreme Court at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

Fourth victim killed in ongoing feud
YESTERDAY THE body of 24-year-old Dwight Bascoe with several gunshot wounds lay in dust-filled streets of the White Wing Walk community in the Hunts Bay police area of St. Andrew.

Still no payment for crippled woman
WESTERN BUREAU: SIX WEEKS after Viola Barrett, a 62-year-old businesswoman of St. Elizabeth was awarded $17.6 million in damages against the government after a policemen's bullet shattered her spine, crippling her, she is yet to see any payout.

Body proposes rehab programme for youngsters
THE JAMAICA Social Policy Evaluation (JASPEV) programme is pushing for the introduction of a diversionary programme for youngsters who get involved in petty crimes.