AIC buys Mutual Life towers
FINSAC LTD. yesterday sold the twin Mutual Life towers, Oxford Road, New Kingston, for $650 million. Canada-based AIC Ltd. acquired the prime office complex after prolonged negotiations.
Human rights groups against giving police powers to soldiers
JAMAICA'S TWO main human rights watchdog groups have come out against proposed legislation to give police powers to soldiers. Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), and the Independent Jamaica Council for Human Rights (IJCHR)...
Violent Glendevon - Four murders in four days
A FOURTH person killed in as many days in Glendevon, north west, St. James, has raised the national murder figure to 48 in the first 23 days of 2003, or more than two per day.
Peanut vendor shot by cop, awarded $3m
A 38-YEAR-OLD peanut vendor who lost the use of his right hand after a policeman shot him, has been awarded $3 million in damages against the government.
PM wants more national consultations on sugar
THE GOVERNMENT says it will be embarking on broad national consultations aimed at reaching consensus on the future of the sugar industry.
Workshop on AIDS for business leaders
THE MINISTRY of Health is seeking a partnership with corporate Jamaica to influence behaviour change at the workplace.
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