Low pay exposes cops to corruption - Federation
THE POLICE Federation claimed yesterday that the low salaries received by rank and file members makes them susceptible to corruption.

Most pre-schoolers into TV, not books
MORE THAN 80 per cent of pre-school children were engaged in television viewingwhile a low percentage was reading.

Vandross dies at 54
NEW YORK (AP): GRAMMY AWARD winner Luther Vandross, whose deep, lush voice on such hits as Here and Now and Any Love sold more than 25 million albums while providing the romantic backdrop for millions of couples worldwide, died yesterday. He was 54.

Court orders policeman retried
THE COURT of Appeal has ordered a retrial for traffic cop Mark Richards who was convicted in October last year of charges of assault and malicious destruction of property involving another traffic cop. He was fined $150, 000 or six months in prison.

Trinidad will not sign oil agreement
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC: PRIME MINISTER Patrick Manning decided not to sign the agreement establishing PetroCaribe because of pressure from the United States Government and fear of a possible fallout from the agreement, highly placed government...

JLP opposes Air Jamaica loan
OPPOSITION LEADER Bruce Golding says the Opposition will not support any motion seeking parliamentary approval for loans to Air Jamaica until the Government provides a full report on the status and direction of the national airline. Mr. Golding was...