Patterson revises debt ratio targets
THE GOVERNMENT has pushed back by one year, its target for bringing down the country's debt to the level of national output.

Gleaner Editors' Forum: The saga of the one-way mirror
FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY'S report in The Gleaner about the need for a one-way mirror to aid Mandeville crime fighters, an offer has been made to provide a new one, but the parish's commanding officer, Superintendent George Quallo...

Plan crafted for downtown re-development
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson has been presented with a report by a working group appointed just over a month ago to craft a plan for the re-development of downtown Kingston.

Gov't wins travel allowance appeal
THE GOVERNMENT has won its appeal against a Supreme Court ruling which had set aside an award of the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) that its travelling officers were entitled to $15,000 per month for motor vehicle upkeep.

JUTC starts staff cuts, 280 in first batch
APPROXIMATELY 280 employees of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) were made redundant yesterday, under a restructuring exercise recommended by a team of Swedish transport experts last year.