Court order bars UWI from allotting land
THE UNIVERSITY of the West Indies was yesterday barred by a Supreme Court order from allowing its land to be used for the purpose of housing or relocating squatters from Mona Commons, St. Andrew. The injunction was granted yesterday following an...

Public Defender to the rescue
Mentally ill in prison PUBLIC DEFENDER Howard Hamilton is gearing up to fight for compensation for mentally ill persons who have been sitting in the island's prison for long periods without facing trial.

Bill issues taken up too late by JCSA, says PM

PRIME MINISTER P.J. Mr. Patterson has blamed the civil servants for taking up the issues under the Corruption Prevention Bill far too late. But, JCSA president, Eddie Bailey, blames the administration at Gordon House, for not inviting them to...

Ja's child care programme lauded
JAMAICA IS among eight countries singled out by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) this year because they have good examples of early childhood development programmes for children under three years old. The island ranked 43rd out of 187...