Hague Agricultural Show opens today
THE 49TH annual Hague Agricultural and Livestock Show opens today and continues tomorrow, Ash Wednesday, at the Hague, Trelawny showground near Falmouth.

Ministry rejects taxi group's ultimatum
THE MINISTRY of Transport and Works on Sunday rejected an ultimatum issued by the National Association of Taxi Operators (NATO) to outline how it will deal with what the association calls the "vexed issue" of illegal taxis.

Christians warned to stop playing lottery with the Lord
WESTERN BUREAU: CHRISTIANS THROUGHOUT Jamaica are being warned to stop playing lottery with the Lord, giving only because they want to receive from God.

Minister Clarke bats for receipt book system
WESTERN BUREAU: AGRICULTURE MINISTER Roger Clarke has accused J.C. Hutchinson, the Opposition's spokesman on Agriculture, of delaying the amendment to the Praedial Larceny bill, even as farmers continue to fall prey to thieves.

Doctor to serve time for drug trafficking
THE COURT of Appeal has ruled that medical doctor, Audley Hamilton, must serve his three and a half-year prison sentence for attempting to export 30 pounds of cocaine in tins labelled carrot juice and ackee.

'Cop' on the run after car theft
A POLICE constable from the Greater Portmore Police Station, south St. Catherine, is being sought after he was implicated in the theft of a seized motor-car and motorcycle from the same station.

Ministry to address water shortage woes
THE MINISTRY of Water and Housing says it is working out a distribution system to address the developing water shortages in several parishes across the island.

Wesley Barrett to retire
WESLEY BARRETT, 59, the chief education officer in the Ministry of Education, will retire in March having served in that capacity for 14 years.