Minister declares war on violence against women
Minister with responsibility for women's affairs, Portia Simpson Miller will be promoting the introduction of sexual harassment legislation this year, to combat the growing trend of abuse of women.

Special CARICOM meeting
A special meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Bureau scheduled for yesterday in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, was postponed.

Take care of the buses - Brown
A call has come from Major Desmon Brown, general manager of Metropolitan Management Transport Holdings Limited, for commuters to take care of the new buses which have been placed on the roads.

Rationalisation worries students, teachers
Some students attending teachers' colleges find the Ministry of Education's rationalisation of the teacher's colleges to be highly "unfriendly" them, claiming that it will increase the cost of education.

Injured woman wins $1.3m in court
A woman who was seriously injured six years ago, when she fell outside the bus in which she was travelling when it collided with a truck, has been awarded $1.3 million in damages.