Drug net tightens - Three more arrested - 2nd lawman suspected
THREE MORE persons have been arrested in connection with Tuesday's record cocaine bust in Kingston. Described by Narcotics Chief Senior Superintendent Carl Williams as "significant arrests", two South Americans and one Jamaican man are now in custody...

Lloyd Barnett new chairman of CAFFE
EMINENT ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Dr. Lloyd Barnett, is the new chairman of Citizens' Action for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE). Dr. Barnett, who currently serves as chairman of the General Legal Council, was elected at the meeting of the Board of Directors...

Blood Bank to launch campaign
MANY PEOPLE in Latin America and the Caribbean know little about blood donation and have difficulty accessing blood services, a recent survey is showing. The study, sponsored by the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and carried out in Jamaica and..

Don't be thrown by campaign rhetoric, Whiteman warns
EDUCATION MINISTER, Bur-chell Whiteman, yesterday appealed for co-operation for a smooth start to the new school year, despite the intense campaigning leading into the general election. The Minister, speaking at a media appreciation luncheon at the...

Coverley to be buried today
THE FUNERAL service for Eric Coverley, one of Jamaica's beloved icons of theatre, will be held today, August 15, at the Faith Sanctuary Church, in Toronto, Canada, at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be at Highland Memory Gardens, followed by a reception at...

Ad blitz fires back at gang crime in London
LONDON: FOLLOWING ON a dramatic increase in gang-related shootings on the streets of London last month, the Metropolitan Police's Operation Trident Squad has launched a new advertising campaign which aims to encourage the public to work with police...