House approves early retirement incentive programme for police
MINISTER OF National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips, announced on Wednesday that Cabinet has approved an early retirement incentive programme for members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).

Golding gets Instrument of Appointment
JAMAICA LABOUR Party (JLP) Leader, Bruce Golding, yesterday received his Instrument of Appointment as Opposition Leader from Governor-General, Sir Howard Cooke, at King's House in St. Andrew.

Grant nominated to head new police unit
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER of Police, Novelette Grant, head of the police's Corporate Strategy Unit, has been nominated to head the proposed Professional Standards Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force.

False evidence blocked Wildman's appointment as Attorney-General
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada, CMC: THE GRENADA Government yesterday raised concern that fraudulent evidence may have been used to block the appointment of Jamaican lawyer, Hugh Wildman, as the island's attorney-general last month.

Civic groups key to peace
WESTERN BUREAU: THE DEVELOPMENT of community associations and groups will be central to the St. James Peace Management Initiative's (PMI) long-term objective of fostering social cohesion in an effort to alleviate the scourge of violence in the parish.

Haitian refugees celebrate 'wake' allowing funeral
WESTERN BUREAU: IT WAS merry-making at its best at the Montpelier camp, in St. James, on Tuesday night as the Haitians refugees finally got their desire to stage a wake in tribute to their slain colleague, Othnel Brezeau. He was killed by gunmen in Shettl