More EU support - Caribbean nations to get increased budgetary aid
VIENNA, Austria: THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) has agreed to release billions more in budgetary aid to Caribbean countries, but has stressed that the region must demonstrate its commitment to achieving integration in order to benefit from the increased aid...

Prime Minister of Jamaica optimistic about new MoU
OCHO RIOS, St. Ann: PRIME MINISTER Portia Simpson Miller is opti-mistic that the second Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) expected to be signed with trade union representatives this week, will help to facilitate an improved public service.

Nicholson bashes JLP crime report
ATTORNEY-GENERAL Senator A.J. Nicholson has criticised sections of a Jamaica Labour Party-commissioned Special Task Force Report on Crime that suggests corruption is rife among the local judiciary. The report, which was made public last Monday....

A mother's pain - Jamaicans in Atlanta mourn teen's death
ATLANTA, Georgia: ON SATURDAY, just hours before Mother's Day, Julette Carter was grieving. "Nothing compares to a mother's love, nothing compares to a mother's pain. The pain I feel this afternoon, as I stand before you to bid my baby son farewell...

Senior citizens' body celebrates 30 years
IN A fitting tribute, scores of senior citizens sang songs at a special church service to mark the 30th anniversary of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) yesterday. The service was held at the Boulevard Baptist Church...

Poverty level declines - report
SEVERAL PERSONS have expressed surprise at the latest data on the country's poverty reduction, which show a 2.1 per cent decline. Dr. Omar Davies, Minister of Finance, while opening the 2006/07 Budget Debate last month, made the announcement...

Hanover Parish Council to meet with residents on cemetery stand-off
HANOVER: THE HANOVER Parish Council has decided to meet with representatives of the Burnt Ground Citizens' Association in eastern Hanover, to discuss their concerns regarding the construction of a cemetery in the community.

Jamaican on death row renews call for Government support... shows evidence of previous requests
LANCELOT ARMSTRONG, the Jamaican man on death row in Florida, continued the fight to save his life just over a week ago, when a hearing was held to determine how much his case might have been prejudiced.

New head for surgeons' body
PROFESSOR ARCHIBALD McDonald is the new president of the Association of Surgeons in Jamaica (ASJ). He was invested at the association's 48th Annual Conference at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Saturday.