69 killed in 29 days - St Andrew businessman, couple latest victims
AS THE spate of killings continue across the island, a retired Police Superintendent and a young couple were shot and killed by gunmen between Sunday night and yesterday afternoon, pushing the number of homicides since the start of the year to 69.

Gleaner/Don Anderson Poll - Parties get poor ratings
LARGE NUMBERS of Jamaicans have rated the performance of the governing People's National Party (PNP) and the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) as either poor or very poor. The findings are contained in a poll conducted between January 10 and 21...

Man held attempting to get fake voter's ID
DETECTIVES FROM the Fraud Squad were up to late last night interrogating a man who attempted to use false documents to get a new identification card from the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ).

CARICOM to pump cash into media group
ST. JOHNS, Antigua: CARICOM INFORMATION Ministers wrapped up a one-day meeting on Monday to revitalise the defunct Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) but remained tight-lipped on the major decisions taken.

Modernisation of Customs Dept by 2005
THE MODERNISATION of the Jamaica Customs Department, under the Public Sector Modernisation Programme (PSMP), is scheduled to be completed by 2005. The Customs Department was initially slated to achieve Executive Agency status, however, the decision...

Patterson chides protesting MP
PRESIDENT OF the People's National Party (PNP) Prime Minister P.J. Patterson yesterday chided O.T. Williams, the West St. Andrew Member of Parliament and his supporters, who have been protesting against plans to replace him as candidate in the next...