Police kill rape, murder suspects
TWO MEMBERS of a gang, who the police believe are responsible for the abduction, rape and murder of two of three women in Greenwich Farm last Thursday, were shot and killed during a pre-dawn operation in OIympic Gardens, St. Andrew yesterday.

Picking up the pieces in Kennedy Grove
A DAY after giving an attorney the go ahead to pursue legal action against the Government on their behalf, residents of the water logged Kennedy Grove community in Clarendon were busy yesterday trying to piece their lives back together.

Crown witness in 'Zekes' case gets death threats
THE MAIN witness in the double murder case against well-known Matthews Lane resident 48-year-old Donald 'Zekes' Phipps has received two death threats since he gave his statement to the police.

PM to present sugar strategy today
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson will today present in Parliament Jamaica's national sugar strategy in light of impending price cuts by the European Union (EU). The EU plans to cut by 39 per cent the price paid for African, Caribbean and Pacific...

C&W pumps $1.2m into Crime Stop Programme
CABLE AND Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ) yesterday demonstrated its support for the National Crime Prevention Fund by donating $1.2 million to the Crime Stop Programme, which came into beng 16 years ago.

On hold until November 1 - Cayman delays Jamaica visa requirements
THE CAYMAN Islands will delay its visa requirements for Jamaicans until November 1, having originally planned to introduce the measure last Thursday. The decision follows a trip to The Cayman Islands by Prime Minister P.J. Patterson...

'Wilma' kills five in Florida
NAPLES, Florida (AP): HURRICANE WILMA plowed into south-west Florida early yesterday with howling 125 mph (200 kph) winds blowing out skyscraper windows and knocking out power for millions.