Municipal police to be re-established
LOCAL GOVERNMENT Minister Portia Simpson Miller announced on Tuesday that the Government is seeking to re-introduce municipal policing to help enforce building codes.

UWI denies dumping raw sewage into gully
THE UNIVERSITY of the West Indies (UWI) has written off as false a staggering indictment levied against the institution by Kingston's Mayor, Desmond McKenzie.

St Ann cops crack generator-stealing ring in Faith's Pen - Digicel and C&W cell sites affected
THE POLICE have arrested four persons in connection with a multimillion-dollar generator-stealing ring involving cell sites across Jamaica. They were held last Saturday while they were attempting to remove a generator from a Digicel cell site...

New Sp Town Mayor to tackle illegal signs
DR. ANDREW Wheatley will today embark on his first major project as Mayor of Spanish Town, in the form of a massive sign removal campaign geared towards ridding the municipality of illegal signs and billboards.

Shaw calls for release of contingency funds
AUDLEY SHAW, opposition spokesman on finance, on Wednesday blasted the Government for not speedily disbursing $1.65 billion in contingency funds provided in the current budget.

KSAC gets money for gullies, says ministry
THE MINISTRY of Local Government is contending that the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) has been getting money to clean drains and gullies, despite Mayor Desmond McKenzie's cry that the council has not been receiving funds...

Trial set for businessman charged with killing 90-y-o
THE TRIAL of 42-year-old Kingston businessman, Steve Bitter, who is charged with the murder of his 90-year-old grandfather Ronald Bitter has been set for October 10. The case was set for trial this week in the Home Circuit Court but had to be put off...