Gonsalves gets second mandate
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC: THE RULING Unity Labour Party (ULP) was returned to power in general elections in St. Vincent and the Grenadines yesterday, winning by the same margin as it did in 2000, according to preliminary results announced here.

Margaret Thatcher in hospital
LONDON, (Reuters): FORMER BRITISH Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the 'Iron Lady' who dominated British politics for more than a decade, was admitted to hospital yesterday after complaining of feeling faint.

Prank lands cop in hospital
WESTERN BUREAU: A POLICEMAN, who in jest tried to pull a prank on his colleague and best friend, is now in hospital after being shot in the abdomen at the Falmouth Police barracks house in Rock, Trelawny, on Tuesday night.

Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) mayors eye next general election
AT LEAST two of the current Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) mayors are gearing up to represent the party in the next general election, constitutionally due next year.

KRAAL TRIAL: DAY 28 - Danhai remains a no-show
CHIEF JUSTICE Lensley Wolfe yesterday threw out an application by the prosecution to put into evidence the statement which east Kingston businessman Danhai Williams had given to the police.

...Police unable to locate him
DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT Fitz Bailey said yesterday that while an arrest warrant is out for businessman and People's National Party (PNP) activist, Danhai Williams, he is expected to return to the Corporate Area Criminal Court next Wednesday.

Give blood this Christmas
AS THE festive season approaches, the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) is encouraging more Jamaicans to give blood through the message, 'Give the gift of blood this Christmas'. "We are still trying to sell people the idea...

Grave robbers could be cult members
A PROMINENT doctor believes there may be a group of persons with links to a cult operating in the Vere Plains of southern Clarendon, who are responsible for a number of incidents involving the desecration of graves...