Council bans cell phones
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: THE ST. Catherine Parish Council has banned the use of cellular phones from its sittings since they are disturbing the Chamber's proceedings. Some Councillors scoffed at the decision. But Chairman of the Parish Council...

Public education programme coming for higglers
THE KINGSTON and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is to implement a public education programme to inform higglers and their customers of specific vending and prohibited areas in downtown Kingston. The decision was made at yesterday's monthly meeting of...

Investigations complete in most cases involving slain cops
HOMICIDE DETECTIVES probing the deaths of colleagues killed in the line of duty since the start of this year, say they have completed investigations into more than half of the cases and effected arrests.

Newspaper calls on Seaga 'to cool it'
PORT OF SPAIN, CMC: A DAILY NEWSPAPER in Trinidad and Tobago yesterday called on Jamaica's Opposition leader, Edward Seaga, to "cool" the talk about unsubstantiated assassination plots against him.

Chuck hails slain area don
The following is Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Member of Parliament Delroy Chuck's tribute to Grants Pen area don Andrew Stevens, alias Andrew Phang. It was read on Mr. Chuck's behalf at Phang's funeral service on Sunday at the National Arena in Kingston.