Major overhaul for NHDC
WESTERN BUREAU: MINISTER OF Water and Housing, Donald Buchanan, has announced a major overhaul of the National Housing Development Corporation (NHDC) to improve the agency's ability to deliver quality housing...

Taxi men in accident remanded
ST. THOMAS: THE TWO taxi drivers, who were implicated in the fatal motor vehicle accident which claimed the lives of three siblings on the Prospect main road in St. Thomas nearly three months ago...

Ex-PNP candidate shot
SPALDINGS, Clarendon: NICHOLAS BACHELOR, former People's National Party (PNP) candidate for the Clarendon North Central constituency, has been hospitalised following a shooting incident in the parish Monday night.

Boom, gloom hit 'St Bess' tourism
BLACK RIVER, St. Elizabeth: OPERATORS OF tourism attractions in St. Elizabeth have expressed mixed views about the level of business they are experiencing in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.

Downtown Rotary on HIV fund-raising drive
THE ROTARY Club of downtown Kingston will this year be doing its part in the local fight against HIV/AIDS. Launching its 'major project' for 2003/2004, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, yesterday...

Clarendon Council stand-off now over
SPALDINGS, Clarendon: THE STAND-OFF between councillors from the two main political parties in the Clarendon Parish Council over the number of committees to be chaired by either party is understood to be over.

Twenty-two line up for Cop of the Year
FOLLOWING THE preliminary process, 22 rank-and-file officers from Areas One to Eight will contest the 2003 LASCO Police Officer of the Year Awards, which will be presented next January.

Construction workers cement wage agreement
WESTERN BUREAU: THE INCORPORATED Master-builders Association of Jamaica (IMBAJ) and the Joint Industrial Council (JIC) that represents construction workers have wrapped up a new wage package for the over 4,000 construction workers in the building sector.

73-y-o on arson rap
SPANISH TOWN: A 73-YEAR-OLD woman, who appeared in the Spanish Town RM court on Tuesday, was granted bail in the sum of $50,000 to reappear on an arson charge.

Car accident claims infant
A THREE-YEAR-OLD infant was the sole fatality in a motor vehicle accident on the Tower Isle main road, St. Mary, on Monday in which three other persons were injured.

Hampden preparing staff for lay-offs
THE HAMPDEN Division of the Trelawny Sugar Company is providing support services for more than 400 employees who will be made redundant at the end of this month.