New twist in the Janice Allen case
IT NOW appears that no one will be held responsible for last year's foul-up in the Janice Allen case which eventually led to the acquittal of a policeman who had been charged with her shooting death.

Dabdoub wants videotaping of 'forced' fingerprinting compulsory
THE GOVERNMENT could soon be forced to make videotaping equipment accessible to police stations islandwide after Opposition MP Abe Dabdoub successfully argued yesterday for compulsory recording of the 'forced' fingerprinting of...

PM wants north coast link to new highway
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson has mandated the island's two road constructing agencies to evaluate with urgency the options of identifying the best routing for the construction of the Ocho Rios to Bushy Park segment of Highway 2000.

GLEANER HONOUR AWARD NOMINEE: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - Environmental Foundation of Jamaica Sustaining development projects for 11 yrs
BY THE very nature of its creation in 1993 the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ), was destined to be a unique organisation in Jamaica. Formed by funds resulting from a debt-for-nature swap under the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative...

Forbes leaves charge for senior officers
RETIRING POLICE Commissioner Francis Forbes on Tuesday invited senior officers within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to follow his example in order to allow younger officers to make their impact on the organisation.

Cops under probe for missing men
THE POLICE High Command has mandated Senior Superintendent Calvin Benjamin of the CIB headquarters in Kingston, to take over investigations into the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of two men on December 23 from the Duhaney Park area of...