Omar Davies not resigning
AFTER ADMITTING that he was contemplating resigning from active politics, Finance Minister Dr. Omar Davies says he will not be stepping down. He was speaking to delegates at the Avon Park Community Centre in South St. Andrew...

Portmore residents protest toll at vigil
SPANISH TOWN: HUNDREDS OF Portmore residents flocked near the Petcom Service Station in Portmore last night Saturday in a vigil to show their disapproval of the toll charge on them. The group which was coordinated by Carol McLean...

Sandals offers help to troubled Norwood
WESTERN BUREAU: FOLLOWING THE wake of separate initiatives announced by both the ruling People's National Party (PNP) and the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) last week to assist the volatile Norwood community, in St. James, Sandals Montego Bay...

Suthermere to be relocated
SUTHERMERE PREPARATORY School in St. Andrew will be in operation come September. This was disclosed after a meeting between parents and the administration of the Strathairn Avenue school.

Buppies, yuppies and puppies
THERE WAS a time when getting your words worth had to do with the poet William and was a mere prelude to going up the Downs or wandering lonely as a cloud in places like Tintern Abbey. Now, that time is past and all its aching joys are now no more...

Brigade urges public to stop burning residential garbage
THE JAMAICA Fire Brigade is urging the public to desist from burning refuse in residential communities. In a release issued by the Jamaica Information Service, the head of the Kingston and St. Andrew Division, Senior Superintendent (SDS) Denzil Kerr...