US dentists to give free service
WESTERN BUREAU: MORE THAN 3,000 persons from St. Elizabeth are to benefit from the visit of 20 dentists from Howard University, Washington, D.C., who will be providing free dental care for a week.

Tourism to grow 17% by 2014
WESTERN BUREAU: TOURISM AND the travel industry have generated 15.5 per cent of total employment in the Caribbean and is expected to grow by 17.1 per cent by 2014, according to a survey by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).

Opposition not responsible for Agri Bill delay - Hutchinson
J.C. HUTCHINSON, Jamaica Labour Party Spokesman on Agriculture, has come out in defence of his colleagues by denying that they were responsible for the delay in the passage of the Agricultural Produce Amendment Bill.

Ganja bust in Lilliput - Cops make gun find
WESTERN BUREAU: FOUR PERSONS were arrested yesterday in St. James, following a pre-dawn police operation in the community of Lilliput, during which an Intratec 9 submachine gun, 34 packages of compressed ganja, a mask, a vault and electronic equipment...

CARICOM approves millions for LIAT
BARBADOS, CMC: REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS have agreed on a near EC$45 million (US$16.8 million) rescue package for regional airline, LIAT.

Government commissions open to scrutiny
EDWIN JONES, Professor of Public Policy at the University of the West Indies, Mona, does not think Jamaicans will be turned off from sitting on Government-appointed commissions or committees for fear of lawsuits against decisions taken.