'I am ready to die'
WESTERN BUREAU: PRESIDENT OF the Trelawny Chamber of Commerce, Dennis Seivwright, sent a clear message yesterday that he is ready to die in working with the police to stem the scourge of crime in his home parish.

Christine Hewitt killed
POLICE CONFIRMED late last night that popular dancehall promoter and public relations practitioner Christine Hewitt's body was found on the Mount Industry main road in rural St. Catherine. The body was discovered in a burnt-out SUV.

Ministry falters on GSAT promise
THE MINISTRY of Education and Youth yesterday failed to deliver on its promise to release the results for more than 50,000 students who sat the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), angering worried parents and children.

London, Kingston to revive agreement
KINGSTON AND London, the home of tens of thousands of Jamaicans who live in the United Kingdom, have pledged to breathe new life into a friendship agreement they signed three years ago and say they will launch a raft of joint projects...

Hospital for prisoners reopens
THE REFURBISHED hospital at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre was officially reopened yesterday by Dr. Donald Rhodd, State minister in the Ministry of National Security. The facility has been renamed the Fairweather Medical Complex...

Prime Minister of Jamaica to get new press chief
COMMUNICATIONS CON-SULTANT Lincoln Robinson is being recruited as Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller's press secretary. Information Minister Colin Campbell confirmed reports yesterday that the communications specialist is now in advanced negotiations..

Coffee farmers reap big in Dyoll Insurance case
COFFEE FARMERS scored a major victory yesterday when the Supreme Court directed that the liquidator of Dyoll Insurance Company must pay them the US$3 million (J$195 million) which insurers had paid directly for damage caused by Hurricane..

Cops should pay attention to modified cars, says traffic chief
SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT Ealan Powell, head of the Police Traffic Division, is urging the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) to pay closer attention to cars that are modified, in a bid to reduce the number of traffic fatalities.