Police threaten action - If overdue death benefits not paid to estates of slain colleagues
MEMBERS OF the Police Fed-eration yesterday threatened strong but as yet unspecified action, if the Government fails to pay out overdue death benefits to the estates of policemen killed in the line of duty.

Brothers of the Poor Higholborn Street centre

THE SICK and lame who live, eat and sleep in comfort at the Higholborn Street centre run by Roman Catholic Brothers of the Poor do not much care about who buys the rice or pays the rent -- although they're grateful. The source of the money is immaterial.

House to honour Shearer
THE HOUSE of Representatives is to pay tribute to former Prime Minister and leader of both the Jamaica Labour Party and the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU), the Rt. Hon. Hugh Shearer. A motion tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister..

WIHCON chairman stands down
CHAIRMAN OF the Invest-ments Commercial Develop-ments (ICD) Group Joseph M. Matalon, announced yesterday that Joseph A. Matalon would be giving up his role as chairman of West Indies Home Contractors (WIHCON). He will however continue to serve as a...

Tourism in trouble ­ Seaga

WESTERN BUREAU: WHILE THE larger hotels have managed to maintain their slice of the tourism market, the island's smaller properties are in tatters and badly in need of assistance, according to leader of the Opposition, Edward Seaga.