Petrol prices jump
EFFECTIVE TODAY motorists have to spend at least $8 more for every $100 of gasoline they purchase.

US launches probe into Ja's telecoms levy
THE UNITED States government has announced an inquiry into Jamaica's introduction of an international call levy. This follows complaints by three major U.S. telecommunications carriers who were temporarily blocked by Jamaican carriers...

Lilliput 'black spot' claims two more lives
WESTERN BUREAU: TWO SENIOR citizens, including a visiting American, were killed on Tuesday on the Lilliput main road in St. James.

Truck driver killed by train
ATTEMPTS BY residents of Bushy Park, St. Catherine yesterday to warn Mahan Tate, a Leyland Truck driver about the approaching bauxite train were not good enough. The end result was a train wreck which killed him.

'Release the JPS's grounds for rate increase'
THE OPPOSITION has called for the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) to release the details of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS)'s application for a rate increase.

New board attacks breaches at NSWMA
THE NEWLY appointed board of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), under the chairmanship of businessman Prakash Vaswani, has moved to correct administrative breaches at the agency.

President Chavez to arrive in Montego Bay next week
WESTERN BUREAU: VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT Hugo Chavez is expected to visit the island next week Tuesday, and his official itinerary includes a visit to the multimillion dollar housing project being constructed by Venezuelan soldiers in Brighton, Westmoreland.