Tony Blair to visit Jamaica

BRITISH PRIME Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie will visit Jamaica at the end of this month. Mr. Blair will travel to Jamaica, Brazil and Mexico over five days, starting on Sunday, July 29.

Residents protest cop's killing
WESTERN BUREAU: ANGRY RESIDENTS yesterday staged a massive protest in Rio Bueno, Trelawny, against Monday night's slaying of District Constable Errol Stephenson, the third member of the police force to be killed since Saturday.

City violence a threat to tourism - JHTA

WESTERN BUREAU: NEWLY-ELECTED HEAD of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Josef Forstmayer, said that the violence in West Kingston will have a negative impact on tourism.

Jamaicans overseas raise concerns
FROM NEW YORK: GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS and community leaders were in unison yesterday when they decried the news of a flare up of violence in West Kingston. Repeated calls to register their concern were made to The Gleaner offices here, and the Jamaican...