January-March reported AIDS cases plunge
HEALTH OFFICIALS are reporting a significant decline in the number of AIDS cases reported for the January to March quarter of this year. According to statistics released by the National HIV/STI Prevention and Control Programme...

Mob kills thief
WESTERN BUREAU: ONE OF four men who held up and robbed a grocery shop in Cotton Tree district, Trelawny, on Wednesday night, was beaten to death by residents after the getaway car crashed into a tree.

JTA to focus on school security
IN 2003, the JTA published statistics indicating serious concerns with the issue of safety and security in schools.The statistics indicated that between September 2002 and May 2003, there were 14 reports...

Leptospirosis alert issued on Corporate Area
THE JAMAICA Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (JSPCA) is warning of a possible outbreak of the deadly leptospirosis disease in the Corporate Area.

Security guards in 'Ochi' heist charged
AFTER MORE than a week of investigations, two security guards were charged yesterday in connection with the multimillion-dollar robbery in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.

BSI arrests Flankers Five today
THE BUREAU of Special Investigation (BSI) will today formally arrest five of the six policemen in connection with the controversial Flankers, St. James, shooting of October 2003.

PSOJ unfazed by union Partnership pullout
DESPITE THE late withdrawal of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) from the Partnership for Progress agreement, the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) is still optimistic that the document will soon be signed.

Offshore medical training school likely to miss opening deadline
JAMAICA'S FIRST offshore medical training facility, the Sirlan College of Medicine, is having a bumpy ride in getting off the ground, says one of the project's partners. The college should have opened its doors to some 125 students in September.