Patterson, Manning and Arthur to meet
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC: PRIME MINISTER Patrick Manning left yesterday for Barbados where he will hold talks with his counterparts from the host country and Jamaica, according to an official statement issued here.

Dyer released from hospital
PROMINENT MONTEGO Bay hotelier and businessman, Godfrey Dyer, has been released from a United States hospital where he was taken after being severely injured in a freak accident in July.

Alcoa investigators to probe fatal accident
INVESTIGATORS FROM the bauxite company Alcoa are due here later this week to conduct a probe into the fatal industrial accident at its Jamalco plant in Clarendon on Monday.

Performance advantage of diesel engines
OVER THE longer term, we urge Jamaican motorists to switch to diesel-engined vehicles when they are considering their next purchase. Diesel vehicles are significantly more efficient than gasolene engines...

Ja prepares for tough WTO negotiations in Hong Kong
MINISTER OF Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, K.D. Knight says Jamaica is preparing for tough negotiations at the upcoming 6th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Meeting to be held in Hong Kong later this year.

42nd Blue Marlin tournament takes off
THE 42ND Port Antonio International Blue Marlin Tournament was declared officially opened by Governor-General, Sir Howard Cooke, in Portland, on Monday.

Clearing the air on Israel
FIRST I wish to publicly congratulate the St. Andrew Parish Church congregation on the celebration of its 340th anniversary, a significant milestone and I look forward to the 350th anniversary.