Hayles defeats Anson in chairmanship race
GREEN ISLAND, Hanover: MEMBER OF Parliament for Western Hanover, Ralston Anson, was defeated by businessman Ian Hayles in the rescheduled People's National Party (PNP) constituency chairmanship election, held at the Green Island High School yesterday.

Brother, sister arrested on kidnapping suspicion
SPANISH TOWN: FOLLOWING THE June 18 kidnapping of an eight-year-old boy, a brother-sister team has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out the act. Their arrest came after residents of the Old Harbour Glades area in St. Catherine...

Crime costing hospitals billions - Workshop put on to address issue
SIXTY-SEVEN thousand violence-related injuries are treated at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) yearly. Seven hundred million dollars in direct costs and $7 billion in indirect hospital costs are incurred yearly.

Credit pact to boost housing
NEW HOUSING solutions are on the horizon as developers are soon to benefit from a more competitive source of funding. This comes as a result of a line of credit agreement recently signed between the Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB) and the Economic...

Maroon traditions alive and well
IF THE enthusiasm of the young Maroon children who participated in the Quao Day celebrations at the Asufu Yard, Charles Town, Portland, last Friday is anything to go on, those who believe that our indigenous culture is threatened, can.

Liguanea 'Best Post Office'
THE RECENT 2005-6 Public Sector Customer Service Awards delighted persons who work within the public sector. The staging of such a promotion was significant since morale across the public service has been boosted, as not only those public servants whose..