Delta brings 150 visitors to MoBay
WESTERN BUREAU: ONE HUNDRED and fifty four visitors from Atlanta landed in Montego Bay on Friday as Delta Airlines resumed flights to Jamaica after a two-year absence.

Bridge over 'Big Pond' in pipeline - NWA
LINSTEAD, St. Catherine COMMUTERS IN Old Harbour and environs who have been constantly affected by the overflowing of the Bannister Pond better known as 'Big Pond' will have to wait a little longer for the road to be permanently fixed.

UWI recognises excellence
THE RUINS at the University of the West Indies (UWI), was the perfect setting to honour the Mona Campus recipients of the 2002 National Honours award, the Vice Chancellor's Award and recognise the contribution of Grace, Kennedy and Company to the UWI...

Kiwanis Club hosts first 'Meet-the-Media' gathering
THE KIWANIS Club of North St. Andrew hosted its first ever Meet-the-Media gathering recently. The event served as a 'thank you' to members of the media for their help in highlighting Kiwanian projects.

Meet Deika Morrison, new Senate member
DEIKA MORRISON, economist and environmental scientist, will be the youngest woman in the Senate, when sittings resume. The 30-year-old Campion College and University of Pennsylvania graduate was among two new Senators appointed last week...

Party considerations and Independent Senators
THE REALITIES of party politics have once again superseded the genuine interest of the nation. Prime Minister P.J. Patterson's decision not to appoint Independent Senators...

Until commissioned report states its finding... Cement company won't accept blame for flooding
AS RESIDENTS of Bull Bay, St. Andrew and Yallahs, St. Thomas, continue to reel from the after-effects of mass flooding triggered by the passage of Tropical Storm Lili in early October...

Junor wins recount
MANDEVILLE: MEMBER OF Parliament for Central Manchester, John Junor, says that the magisterial recount for the constituency was a "waste of time."

George Alleyne to be honoured tonight
SIR GEORGE Alleyne, the Pan American Health Organisation's (PAHO's) outgoing regional head, will be honoured tonight during a cultural presentation at the Little Theatre, St. Andrew.

Cell price war heats up
TELEPHONE SERVICE providers Cable and Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ) and Digicel are locked in a competitive price war, with both sides slashing rates for calling overseas.

European Union gives assistance to farmers
WESTERN BUREAU: SMALL-SCALE FARMERS in four eastern parishes, under the Ministry of Agriculture's Eastern Jamaica Agricultural Support Project (EJASP), are getting needed assistance from the government...

St Mary honours four
PORT MARIA, St. Mary: IN KEEPING with the theme for Senior Citizens Week, "Healthy Environment and the Senior Citizens", St. Mary honoured four of their own who have contributed to a clean environment.