JCC joins peace effort
THE JAMAICA Council of Churches has joined forces with representatives of the country's two major political parties in their attempt to make peace between warring factions in Kingston's west end.

New lottery company barred
THE LOTTO war between the six-year-old Jamaica Lottery Company (JCL) and Supreme Ventures Ltd. (SVL), operators of the new lottery company, Win Jamaica Lotteries, is heating up. Yesterday JCL went to court and got a seven-day restraining order against...

UK pledges military funding

SECURITY CO-OPERATION between Jamaica and the United Kingdom has been bolstered by a commitment from the British Government for continued funding of the military training exercise 'Operation Red Stripe', and the establishment of a Caribbean Centre on the.

PNP's Madden quits - Constituency chairman leaves NW St. James without representation

WESTERN BUREAU: THE PEOPLE'S National Party (PNP) yesterday called a special meeting of its Northwest St. James constituency to discuss the resignation of Senator Janet Madden as constituency chairman.

Nursing Council backs Gov't's closure of birth centre
THE NURSING Council of Jamaica yesterday threw its full support behind the Ministry of Health's closure of the Labour of Love birth centre last Friday. Registrar Thelma Deer-Anderson said yesterday that the Council had still not approved the midwifery...