Record ammo seizure - Six charged, 14 guns confiscated
THE POLICE yesterday seized a record high 41,000 assorted rounds of ammunition and 14 firearms, and arrested six people including a District Constable, in an operation that began on the Nelson Mandela Highway at Central Village, south central...

Mixed reactions to Crime Committee's proposal - Businessmen, unions at odds over recruitment from inner city
BUSINESS LEADERS and trade unionists have lined up in opposing camps over a proposal to use an affirmative action-style approach to easing unemployment among inner-city residents.

Education Ministry, UWI sign multimillion agreement - Distance degree training for 3,000 secondary teachers' college graduates
THE MINISTRY of Education and the University of the West Indies yesterday signed a $500-million agreement that will see the university offering distance degree training to some 3,000 secondary teachers' college graduates in 11 core subjects over...

STATIN abreast with the Information Age
NO LONGER will one have to telephone The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) or take the downtown Kingston trip in order to get the latest information on topics such as Consumer Price Index, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), unemployment...

Rapid Response Programme touching millions of lives
Over 146 million litres of water have been delivered to schools, farmers' wayside tanks and National Water Commission (NWC) customers across the island by the Ministry of Water and Housing, under its Rapid Response Programme, which began in 1999.

Teachers' associaton displeased at Gov't's pace
THE JAMAICA Teachers' Association (JTA) said it is displeased that the Ministry of Education is taking a very long time to draft and pass legislation to enable Government teachers to get their pensions. The JTA's central executive at a meeting on...

Red carpet for Canadian travel agents
Recently more than 150 Canadian travel agents and tour operators visited Jamaica, where they were given an extensive tour of some of the Sandals and Beaches Resorts. Sandals and Beaches arranged this trip in conjunction with Sky Service Airline.