Electronic border control system for Ja's int'l airports
THE ISLAND'S two international airports - Sangster, Montego Bay, and Norman Manley, east Kingston - is to have an electronic border control system in place by 2004 as part of the Ministry of National Security's drive to improve immigration systems.
Cocaine couriers under pressure - Being driven out of business by Ion Scan machines, UK-Jamaica co-operation
Being driven out of business by Ion Scan machines, UK-Jamaica co-operation PEOPLE SMUGGLING cocaine from Jamaica to the United Kingdom are being driven out of business, according to figures released yesterday by UK Customs and Excise.
Kgn attorney appointed Puisne Judge in Cayman
PRIYA LEVERS, the prominent Kingston attorney-at-law, has been appointed a Puisne Judge in the Cayman Islands effective April 1, 2003. She is the first woman to get a permanent post on the Grand Court Bench in Cayman.
EoJ, JDF review election logistics
TWENTY-FOUR thousand new voters have been added to the new voters' list which will be officially presented on November 30 in preparation for the upcoming Local Government elections, according to the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EoJ).
Boys rule in Westmoreland
BOYS RULED in the Westmoreland Spelling Bee Parish Finals yesterday, taking three of the top five spots in The Gleaner's Children's Own -sponsored Spelling Bee Competition.
Fire destroys 10 shops at MoBay craft market
WESTERN BUREAU: FIRE BELIEVED to have been caused by an electrical short circuit destroyed 10 shops in the Fantasy Resort Craft Market on the Hip Strip, Gloucester Avenue, Montego Bay about 5:30 yesterday morning.
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