'Wharf glut' - Congestion sparks fears for Christmas season
THE KINGSTON port continues to be affected by an unacceptable number of unclaimed containers imported into island, sparking fears that a repeat of serious congestion at the facility could occur during the busy Christmas season.

Lobby for better sugar deal - Clarke
LOBBYING COULD reduce the severity of the European Union's (EU) price cut in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) produced sugar says Agriculture Minister Roger Clarke. The cuts are expected to reduce Jamaica's sugar revenue by US$28...

Upgrading teachers will take a long time
DR. CLAUDE Packer, principal of The Mico College, said yesterday that while the licensing of teachers was imperative, it will take a long time to upgrade the 17,000 teachers who do not have a first degree.

Juror shortage stalls murder case
DESPITE THE huge backlog of cases facing the nation's courts, a shortage of jurors yesterday resulted in the adjournment of a murder case. The trial of the three policemen charged with the murder of 15 year-old Jason Kemar Smith, of Spanish Town...

Girls get first taste of St George's College
SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD NASSTASCIA Lennon did not sleep well on Sunday night. Bubbling with anticipation, the former student of Alpha Academy, a girls school, said she twisted and turned and woke up intermittently...

Seven slain over weekend - CCN
THE POLICE reported yesterday that seven persons were murdered over the weekend with four of those homicides taking place Saturday in St. Andrew and St. Catherine.

CSEC WHIZ-KID - From a home of excellence
NATIONS, CONGLOMERATES and schools have mottos, but very rarely do homes. The motto of the home of Doreen and Timon Williamson is 'excellence', and its people personify this.