Deadly wheels - Tyre failure blamed for Highway 2000 accidents
THE OPERATORS of Highway 2000 are expressing concern that there could be a significant increase in motor vehicle accidents if proper legislation is not established to govern the quality and use of tyres.
'Zekes' grounded
MATTHEWS LANE area leader, Donald 'Zekes' Phipps, was offered bail in the sum of $1.5 million when he appeared in the Corporate Area Criminal Court yesterday.
Castro fractures knee, arm in fall
HAVANA (AP): CUBAN PRESIDENT Fidel Castro's advancing age and ultimately his mortality were brought home yesterday after he fractured a knee and arm when he tripped and fell at a public event.
Phillips talks tough - Says 'Operation Kingfish' will not be business as usual
NATIONAL SECURITY Minister Dr. Peter Phillips told the nation last night that the Government's newest crime fighting initiative, 'Operation Kingfish', is more than just another police squad.
Gov't to acquire land for Portland Cottage residents
GOVERNMENT IS in the process of acquiring 45 acres of land at Harmony Hall in Clarendon to relocate some persons whose houses were destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in Portland Cottage, Clarendon.
COK to bolster HIV fight
CITY OF Kingston Co-operative Credit Union (COK) will be pumping $2 million over the next four years into an HIV/AIDS fund to help support organisations involved in prevention and care programmes.
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