'Bad spots' for motor vehicle accidents - Traffic fatalities on the decline
"We don't have anything peculiar about them. They are roads that are in good repairs ... straight roads that encourage speeding," explained Byron Powell, deputy superintendent of police (DSP) in charge of administration at the...

Thumbs up for entertainment, culture and tourism
WESTERN BUREAU: SEVERAL MAJOR players in the local tourism and entertainment sector have given their stamp of approval to Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller's decision to join entertainment and culture to the tourism portfolio.

JAPEX conference kicks off today
WESTERN BUREAU: As casual as the stipulated dress code is, several serious negotiations will take centre stage at the Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) 2006 which kicks off later today in Negril.

Hotel sector uncertain about benefits from Cricket World Cup
THE JAMAICA Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) says hotels will gain little from the staging of the ICC Cricket World Cup.

JLP must present alternative model
THE JAMAICa Labour Party (JLP) has been scoring some important points in its criticism of the People's National Party (PNP) on the economy.

INSIDE PARLIAMENT - Gallimore raps Government's reluctance to help coffee farmers
AGRICULTURE MINISTER Roger Clarke came under fire from Opposition Member of Parliament Andrew Gallimore for what he claimed was the Government's refusal to assist coffee farmers who are unable to collect insurance claims from bankrupt Dyoll...