DPP orders Fraud Squad probe of NHDC/PRIDE
THE FRAUD Squad has been called in to probe the activities of the National Housing Development Corporation, Kent Pantry, Q.C., Director of Public Prosecutions, said yesterday. The investigation comes amid allegations...

Prisoners with cell phones posing serious problem
CELLULAR PHONES in the hands of prisoners in the island's penal institution and police lock-ups are said by police to be posing a serious problem to law and order in the country. "They use the cellular phones and give orders for their cronies to kill...

St. Thomas Eastern - JLP tipped to win in close race
THE CONSTITUENCY of St. Thomas Eastern is comprised within the area bounded by the following: From the point where the Adams River touches the Portland parish boundary, south-easterly along the Adams River to the right arm of...

$5-m car park to reduce congestion in MoBay
WESTERN BUREAU: A $5-MILLION car park and the re-designing of traffic flow within Montego Bay, is expected to reduce significantly the congestion on the second city's streets. Work is to begin immediately on the Tourism...

Silver Pen Award winner has deep concerns for road safety
IT WAS anger at being forced off the road by another motorist who disobeyed a red light, which prompted Jennifer Ricketts to write her first letter to the editor late. That letter earned her The Gleaner's popular Silver Pen...