Oil deal won't budge pump prices
CONSUMERS ARE unlikely to see cheaper gasolene and petroleum products as a result of the Venezuelan oil deal signed last week. Dr. Raymond Wright, Managing Director of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), says the deal does not entail benefits...

OUR budget still awaiting Cabinet approval

THE OFFICE of Utilities Regulation (OUR) is still being hampered by the Cabinet's failure to approve its budget, Director General Winston Hay admitted yesterday. Mr. Hay said that as far as he knew, the matter has not yet been taken up by the Cabinet....

MP against 'exporting' squatters

MEMBER OF Parliament for East St. Andrew Colin Campbell says he would not support any plan to relocate squatters from Mona Commons to an area outside the constituency. "My bottom line is improvement for the people and therefore I'm not in the business..

Residents march on police station
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: THE ENTRANCE of the Spanish Town Police Station was blocked yesterday by angry residents. They were demanding that the district constable who allegedly fired at a taxi driver on Sunday in the town, after he was found smoking.

Reward for KFC exec's killers
AS THE police press their investigation of the October 9 sicarios-style slaying of Ranil Wijesekera, a $250,000 reward is being offered through Operation Crime Stop "for information leading to the arrest and charge of the persons responsible for the...