$750m to foot election bill
AN ALLOCATION of $750 million has been included in the 2002/2003 budget to cover expenses for the next general election.

The amount includes a grant of $346.6 million directly related to the election process, including fees for returning officers, presi

Four escapees recaptured
Attempts to arrest Andem fail
Public Defender seeks justice for warders

Office helper testifies at Munroe's fraud trial
AN OFFICE helper yesterday testified at the fraud trial of Winston Munroe, chairman of the Low Income Family Foundation (LIFF) and Lilian Chambers, the company secretary, that despite repeated requests, she did not get back the $60,000 she had deposited..

Samuel Hart, veteran attorney, dies at 96
Appeal, High Court judges sworn in

New contract for Three Miles project
A $76.7m contract was signed Tuesday to facilitate works from Three Miles to Darling Street, under the continuing programme to develop the road infrastructure to facilitate smoother traffic flows through the Three Miles area. The scope of works under...

Illegal 'drop pan' business growing

Jamaica spinners restrict Guyana
WHEN the showdown between Jamaica and Guyana for the Busta International Shield got under way on Thursday, the expectation was that it would be a tough duel and after yesterday's gripping second-day action at Sabina Park, it has not ...

Haiti clip Jamaica
BT, Santos square off

That Remand Centre
THE GOVERNMENT continues to give this country more promises than deeds. Take the case of the Horizon Adult Remand Centre, Bumper Hall, Spanish Town Road, St. Andrew, which was opened with so much fanfare at the end of October last year. Built at the...

Class and entertainment

Letter of the Day :- The church and sexual sin
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE ROMAN Catholic Church is now embroiled in a scandal that will severely hurt its reputation and standing in the world. This relates to the charge of paedophilia (a person who loves children in an erotic way) in which a growing number.

Jamaica's dance with globalisation?
The PNP and a Gov't of Nat'l Unity
White nations and Black History

Sounding off for peace and love
POPULAR ENTERTAINERS Beenie Man and Bunny Wailer are to headline an all-day musical show for peace, love and education on April 15. The event, which is being organised by the Sound System Association of Jamaica, will feature more than ...

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Beef for School Feeding Programme
JAMAICA AGRICULTURAL Society (JAS) president Bobby Pottinger is proposing that beef be used in the School Feeding Programme as a means of revitalising the local cattle industry. "We are going to approach the Ministry of Education (Youth and Culture) to..

The hot prospects of integrated farming

UDC flexes muscle on Half Moon Bay
THE URBAN Development Corporation continues to make plans for the rescue of the Half Moon Bay beach at Hellshire, St. Catherine and says it is moving closer to implementing the project, despite its inability to resolve the squatting problems there. The..

URBAN AFFAIRS :- Sept 11 and cities

A prayer for Kintyre... a community in fear
ON SATURDAY, March 2, 2002 a troubled old lady stood under a breadfruit tree in her community and whispered a desperate prayer.

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