More training for cops
SEVERAL POLICEMEN yesterday pointed to a lack of leadership and proper supervision as contributing to a spate of controversial shootings by their colleagues. In a closed door emergency meeting, lasting more than five hours at the National Arena with...

Inmates tell of anguish behind bars
AN INMATE, now blind in one eye and another with a head wound and on crutches, told of the anguish they underwent on May 21 and 22 when they were battered by soldiers and correctional officers inside the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre last...

PMs in heated debate
CANOUAN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines: THE PRIME Ministers of Jamaica and Barbados had heated exchanges again yesterday, as CARICOM leaders tried to resolve the differences between them over post-G15 developments.

Courts offers 40 scholarships

LAST YEAR over $1.2 million was disbursed by Courts (Jamaica) Ltd. for scholarships to students from various educational institutions. This year will see a slight increase in the figure...

More water for some Mandeville residents
RESIDENTS OF McKinley Heights, Ingleside, Battersea and New Green in Mandeville should see an improvement in their water supply by the end of this month. The NWC has reported that it would be installing new pumps at the Comfort and Broadleaf relift...

Cable operators get new warning
BY WEDNESDAY local cable operators will have to remove all pirated material as well as the Pay-Per-View and Direct TV channels they now offer to their subscribers or face action by the Broadcasting Commission. "If they don't conform, we will be...