Government of Jamaica urged to improve IT standards
OCHO RIOS, St. Ann: PRESIDENT AND Chief Executive Officer of Relient Enterprise Communication Limited, Steve Twomey, is urging government and the private sector to prioritise improving the standard of education in Jamaica...

Independent investigator for AIDS activist murder case
THE POLICE are today expected to formally name the independent investi-gator who will be probing the case of murdered AIDS outreach worker Lenford 'Steve' Harvey.

New immigration officers for airports
THIRTY-FOUR new immigration officers are to be placed at the island's two international airports today. According to Gilbert Scott, permanent secretary in the Ministry of National Security, the new officers were recruited...

Mediators trained to deal with crime, violence in Spanish Town
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of the Dispute Resolution Foundation, Donna Parchment is hopeful that there will be a reduction of crime and violence in Spanish Town, St. Catherine with the addition of 49 mediators.

Old Goodyear factory for skills training complex
MORANT BAY, St. Thomas: THE UPLIFTMENT Jamaica organisation is appealing to corporate entities to assist with the development of the old Goodyear factory in St. Thomas into a skills development complex.

Guyanese ex-cop linked to hit squad
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP): A FORMER policeman accused of participating in an alleged hit squad blamed for about 40 executions in Guyana will stand trial in the death of a cattle farmer.

Undertaker eyes South Trelawny caretaker seat
WALDERSTON, Manchester: OPERATOR OF Patmore's Funeral Homes in Lowe River, Trelawny, Paul Patmore, has indicated that he will be seeking to become the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) caretaker for Southern Trelawny.