Brakes on waste - NSWMA chairperson stops payment to law firm
The no-nonsense chairperson of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Ethlyn Norton-Coke, has placed a ban on the engagement of external legal services by the agency.

Happy reunion - Jamaicans return from war zone
WESTERN BUREAU: Oblivious to the danger he faced in Lebanon, an innocent Georgio Hado disembarked Air Jamaica flight 002 from London, England, on Friday night right into the arms of his sobbing mother and father, Nancy and Bassilios Hado.

Sharp divide over MPs' pay
Political analysts have offered contrasting views on whether parliamentarians should wait until government has completed wage negotiations with other public sector workers before accepting their 15-17.5 per cent salary increase.

Leaders of state urge continued nation building
Governor-General Professor Kenneth Hall, in his 2006 Independence Message, praised the people of Jamaica for the achievements they have made in the 44 years since the nation was freed form colonial rule in 1962.

Murders drop by a third in Trelawny
Falmouth, Trelawny: Divisional Commander of Trelawny, Superintendent Linnett Williams-Martin, says the various outreach programmes implemented by her team have resulted in a significant reduction in crime in the parish ...

The dismantling of 'Stone Crusher' gang
WESTERN BUREAU: The community of Norwood in St. James is now experiencing an uneasy calm. The heavy guns that have been wreaking murderous havoc for most of the better part of the first six months of the year, have now gone silent.