Tyrone's watch - Bridge badly needed
WHAT'S NOT WORKING? - Crossing the section of Spanish Town Road that lies in the vicinity of Riverton Meadows, Callaloo Mews and Washington Gardens has proven a do or die experience for the residents.
Blair's slavery sorrow not enough, say activists
LONDON (Reuters): A black rights organisation said yesterday Prime Minister Tony Blair's declaration of "deep sorrow" for Britain's role in the slave trade did not go far enough and failed to address the issue of compensation.
Vasciannie elected to UN Law Commission
Stephen Vasciannie, Deputy Solicitor General in the Attorney-General's Chambers and professor of the international law at the University of the West Indies, Mona, has been elected to the United Nations International Law Commis-sion (ILC).
Contractor General stands by his statements about ATL contract
Contractor General Greg Christie is unrelenting about statements he made about a conflict of interest, an absence of transparency and a lack of competition in the awarding of contracts to Appliance Traders Limited (ATL)...
"We're not at fault'
Opposition Spokesman on Justice, Delroy Chuck, has denied that the Opposition was at fault in holding up legislation, which would establish the Caribbean Court of Justice as Jamaica's final court of appeal.
Commissioner lauds gains made at Police Academy
On top of Police Commissioner Lucius Thomas' wish list to improve the crime-fighting techniques of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) by early next year, is a massive plan to expand the Jamaica Police Academy at Twickenham Park...
Worker loses leg in freak accident
WESTERN BUREAU: A maintenance worker had his leg amputated in a freak accident at the Sangster Interna-tional Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, yesterday afternoon, when the aircraft he was working on fell on him.
Looting irks Courts exec
When flood waters covered much of Port Maria, St. Mary, last week, many persons used the opportunity to break into and loot the local Courts furniture store. Even as a television camera crew captured their every move, the looters made off...
PM orders probe into flooding
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has instructed two ministries to carry out investigations into flood-ravaged Port Maria in St. Mary and other sections of North Eastern Jamaica battered by heavy rains in the last few days to determine...
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