Bail after 5 years - Court finally acts in murder case against brothers
ONE OF two brothers jointly remanded without trial for five and a half years on a charge of murder has been offered bail in the sum of $4 million, with two sureties.

C&W cutting 300 more jobs

CABLE & WIRELESS yesterday started making the jobs of 300 employees redundant in its second major job-cut exercise in four months. The cuts are part of a rationalisation programme that the company says is aimed at improving efficiency and...

Jamaican woman extradited to US - To answer charges of dousing boyfriend with acid
THE GOVERNMENT yesterday extradited a Jamaican woman to Boston, Massachusetts, to answer charges of dousing her boyfriend with acid earlier this year. She was escorted out of the island by two US...

Smooth sailing for new school term - Whiteman
EDUCATION AND Culture Minister Burchell Whiteman yesterday warned interests in the education sector not to create panic over any potential hiccups at the start of the new school year next week. At the same he has stressed that from his perspective, it...

'I refuse to condemn homosexuals'

DEAR REV. I READ your column to this young man who stated that he was being accused of being gay by his church, even though he was not. I also noticed your response which was quite commendable. However, what if the letter writer was in fact gay? What...