Clarke wants fingerprints to be kept on file
PRESIDENT OF the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Oliver Clarke has called for the law to be amended to allow fingerprints to be kept on file, to facilitate quicker and easier identification of persons involved in criminal activity...
PM launches the citizen's charters
MEMBERS OF the public may be saying good-bye to rudeness from civil servants, following yesterday's launch of the citizen's charters for the Office of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet Office, both boasting the promise of more efficient and courteous...
Still no consensus on Defence Act amendments
CONSENSUS ON proposed changes to the Defence Act eluded Government and Opposition members of the parliamentary committee set up to review the controversial Bill, yesterday. The committee is set to have another meeting early...
Students give needy Xmas cheer
A few persons got early Christmas cheers in Falmouth on Wednesday, and this was not from the traditional charities, but from a group of children.The Builder's Club of the Falmouth All-Age School gave out gifts to some needy persons...
1,000 murdered
THE MURDER rate in 2002 slipped past the 1,000 mark yesterday, with the Constabulary Communication Network(CCN) disclosing that 1,002 people have been killed since January 1. Although the figure looks headed to end up below the 1,139 people murdered...
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