Chuck: Fire Phillips now
OPPOSITION SPOKESMAN on Justice, Delroy Chuck, yesterday called for the resignation of Minister of National Security, Peter Phillips, for the part he played in the joint police-military operation in the West Kingston constituency last week.

Gunmen kill 10-y-o, relatives
THREE PERSONS including a 10-year-old boy were cut down by gunmen on Hanover Street in central Kingston yesterday. The Constabulary Communication Network (CCN) reported yesterday that 42-year-old Rosemarie Little and her two sons...

Asia quake toll may hit 30,000
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP): RESCUERS STRUGGLED to reach remote, mountainous areas and stricken residents of a devastated city scavenged for food and gasolene yesterday, a day after a deadly, massive earthquake struck Pakistan and India.

Guyana plans impressive
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Stabroek News): CHRIS DE Caires, chairman of Barbados' local organising committee for Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007, is very impressed with Guyana's plans for the Providence Stadium.

Caribbean on bird flu alert
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP): CARIBBEAN HEALTH experts yesterday urged governments to prepare for a possible bird flu outbreak in case the disease spreads from Asia to the Caribbean.

Franklyn calls for extreme measures to halt murders
DELANO FRANKLYN, Junior Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, last week called for the reintroduction of a specialised crime-fighting unit to counter the spiralling murder rate.

Falmouth residents rejoice at alleged gunman's capture
WESTERN BUREAU: CHEERS AND applause broke out in Falmouth Water Square as an alleged gunman terrorising the town was nabbed with his sawed-off shotgun and am-munition on Friday night.

PM calms Piñero resort enviro fears
RUNAWAY BAY, St. Ann: PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson has put to rest the concerns of environmentalists who have been raising objections to the building of a 1,918-room resort on lands at Pier Tree Bottom in Runaway Bay, St. Ann.