Cops on corruption charge to face court
WESTERN BUREAU: A DATE has finally been set for the commencement of the trial of Sheldon Channer and Mark Cranston, two Montego Bay-based police officers facing charges of breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act.

Spaldings residents welcome long overdue road repairs
SPALDINGS, Clarendon: AFTER DECADES of complaining and having to stage numerous demonstrations against deplorable road conditions, users of the Spaldings Hill parochial road are now enjoying a smoother ride.

Old Harbour bypass cleared
LINSTEAD: THE OLD Harbour bypass, which was blocked by angry residents early yesterday was cleared yesterday evening.

Golding lambastes draconian measures to fight crime wave
WESTERN BUREAU: PROFESSORS TREVOR Munroe, Don Robotham and journalist Ian Boyne have come under heavy criticisms from Senator Bruce Golding for their recommendations of drastic measures to be taken in a bid to solve the country's crime crisis.

20-point recommendation for May Pen hospital
THE REASSIGNMENT of Canute Thompson, parish manager for Clarendon, is one option which may be considered by the Ministry of Health following a review of operations at the May Pen hospital and the Southern Regional Health Authority.

Parish Council gets tough on building code breaches
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: PERSONS BREACHING the parish's building codes are finding themselves in hot water with the Manchester Parish Council, as well as feeling it in their pockets.

Black River Market continues to languish
BLACK RIVER: DESPITE THE inhumane condition of the Black River Market, the St. Elizabeth Parish Council, the agency responsible for the facility, says it has no information as to when the parish capital would get a new market.

Waters recede at New River
CLAREMONT: THE WATER at New River is receding and things are getting back to normal, said Mr. Kingsley Clarke, a resident of the community which has been under water since June.

Policed remove vendors from streets
LINSTEAD: IN AN operation lasting for several hours Tuesday, the St. Catherine police removed vendors from the streets of Linstead. The vendors were warned for several weeks that November 19 was the deadline for them to get into the market.

Major expansion planned for UHWI
PATIENTS AT the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) will enjoy improved facilities, when a $135 million cardiothoracic and neurosurgical expansion project at the private Tony Thwaites Wing gets under way next year.

FAST decries crime plan as 'skewed towards war rather than peace'
FAMILIES AGAINST State Terrorism (FAST) says it is, "deeply concerned that crime plans for the past 30 years have been skewed toward war rather than peace."

Concerted, nat'l approach needed to curb crime, says senior cop
POLICE NARCOTICS division head Senior Superintendent Carl Williams says the country's growing crime problem can be traced directly to the narcotics trade, noting that only a concerted national approach can seriously tackle the problem.

Eight more fall to guns
EIGHT PERSONS were shot dead and three others wounded and hospitalised in a bloody trail of gun violence and murder from Harbour View, east Kingston, to the hotbed of Spanish Town, central St. Catherine, from Tuesday night to yesterday morning.

Teenager kidnapped
A TEENAGER, who is related to the proprietor of a well-known Kingston restaurant, was abducted last Thursday in New Kingston and the kidnappers are demanding a $2 million ransom for his release, the police say.