Cement crisis spreads - Shortage triggers massive shockwaves in economy
THE CRITICAL shortage of cement affecting the construction and hardware sectors, as well as industrial disputes, has stifled growth within the goods-producing sectors of the economy for the January to March quarter.

Residents toughing it out in Portland Cottage
IT'S BEEN more than 19 months since Hurricane Ivan barrelled across Jamaica, wreaking havoc and leaving the lives of thousands in shambles. Perhaps nowhere was the blow of the hurricane felt more than in Portland Cottage, south-east Clarendon.

'Chen Chen' shot to death
THE QUIET farming district of Pennant in north Claren-don remained on edge yesterday, following the gun slaying of 35-year-old Bashington 'Chen Chen' Douglas, the prime target of the controversial police operation in Kraal in May...

Thugs kill 12-y-o boy in crossfire
WHEN 12-YEAR-OLD Jerome Frankson went on an errand to the neighbourhood shop at James Street, central Kingston, on Sunday morning, he was brimming with expectation of a trip into the countryside.

Time running out for voters
NEARLY 13,000 electors responded to the Electoral Office of Jamaica's (EOJ) latest notices to verify their place of residence as the EOJ makes final plans to publish a new voters' list. Following last week's response, Director of Elections Danville...

Lifestyle diseases Jamaica's No 1 killer
WESTERN BUREAU: DESPITE THE nation's frightening crime statistics and high traffic fatality rate, lifestyle diseases are Jamaica's number one killer, accounting for more than 50 per cent of deaths recorded each year.