25 on police Area One wanted list
WESTERN BUREAU: TWENTY-FIVE 'PERSONS of interest', including two escapees, have been identified by the Area One Police Division and are wanted for questioning in connection with crimes, as the police intensify their crackdown on crime in the division.
Two convicted for 1995 murders
TWO MEN who shot and killed a couple at their home at Heartease, St. Thomas, in 1995, have been convicted of capital murder and are to be sentenced on October 28.
TeleFood special fund project - Small projects that make a big difference
IN 1996 world leaders meeting at a World Food Summit at the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters in Rome, recognised that freeing people from poverty and malnutrition...
Mullings calls for committee on fuel
OPPOSITION SPOKESMAN on energy, Clive Mullings, has called for the establishment of a Parliamentary committee to examine petroleum pricing and alternative energy sources in light of ever increasing fuel costs.
Health Ministry to lobby for insurance payments to hospitals
HEALTH MINISTER John Junor says his ministry intends to lobby for a provision in future legislation to ensure that concerns over payment for public hospital services, as a result of motor vehicle accidents, are properly addressed.
Belnavis, attorney to vie for NE St Ann seat
OCHO RIOS, St. Ann: FOLLOWING THE decision by Verna Parchment, Member of Parliament for North West St. Ann, not to seek re-election, an interesting contest is developing in the constituency...
LNG talks with T&T won't affect PetroCaribe, says PM
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson says negotiations with Trinidad and Tobago for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on concessionary terms will not be affected by the recently signed PetroCaribe agreement with Venezuela.
Gov't to unveil development plan for sugar industry
PRIME MINISTER P.J Patterson is to present the details of a strategic plan for the future development of the Jamaican sugar industry to the House of Representatives by month-end.
Patterson urges research to boost tourist industry
WESTERN BUREAU: PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson has underlined the need for more research to guide the tourist industry, adding that the approach must be compulsory if the country is to meet the global demands of the 21st century.
Jamaican new head of UN trade body
AMBASSADOR RANSFORD Smith, Jamaica's Permanent Representative to the Office and Specialised Agencies of the United Nations in Geneva, has been elected president of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's (UNCTAD) governing body.
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