'Million Woman March' flops
ONLY A trickle of Jamaicans turned out to support the 'Million Woman March' in St. Andrew, which was touted as a stand against crime. The march was put on by the women's support group Mother in Crisis...

Bludgeoned UK youth of J'can descent
LONDON, England: ANTHONY WALKER, the 18-year-old black youth who was bludgeoned to death in what police believe was a racially motivated attack in Liverpool, England, last Friday, was of Jamaican parentage.

JTB Canada appoints new regional director
SANDRA SCOTT has been appointed the new regional director for the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) in Canada, effective July 18. She replaces Pat Samuels, who is leaving Toronto after nearly four years to become the JTB's European regional director...

Thousands benefit from NHT refunds
MORE THAN 55,000 National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors have received refunds over the last six months from the Government agency. Contributors can claim for all years where payment was due but not collected, according to the Jamaica Information...

Cops go MIA in St James
SOME RANK-AND-FILE policemen in western Jamaica failed to turn up for duty in another round of sick-outs to hit the force as the Police Federation's salary dispute with Government drags on.

Don't abandon sugar, G-G urges
DENBIGH, Clarendon: DESPITE THE difficulties haunting the island's ailing sugar industry, especially with the recent introduction of new trade policies that will result in a drastic reduction in earnings on the European market...