Haiti's fate in the balance
Patterson meets UN envoy for talks on CARICOM's position
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson said a decision on whether Haiti will remain a member of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is to be made at a special meeting in St. Kitts and Nevis later this month.
More fall below poverty line
THE QUALITY of living conditions of the Jamaican population has worsened, according to the results of the 2002 Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC), a joint effort of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute...
Manpower moved to boost anti-crime initiative
THE POLICE High Command has strategically moved manpower and resources to bolster a new crime-fighting initiative implemented in several volatile communities islandwide.
A-G surprised at JFJ's move in Gayle case
THE ATTORNEY-General and Minister of Justice, Senator A.J. Nicholson, Q.C. yesterday responded to various claims made by Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) in respect of the Michael Gayle Case.
Arms requested for Haiti's police returned to S Africa
THE MINISTRY of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade confirmed that a South African jet-laden with arms for Haiti, returned to South Africa on Wednesday after arriving here last Sunday.
JPSCo seeks increase
THE JAMAICA Public Service Company (JPSCo.) has applied for an increase in non-fuel base rates, which if approved will result in an average increase of between 11 to 18 per cent on customers' bills.
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