Kingfish reaping big success, PM tells Blair
Prime Minister P.J. Patterson yesterday told his British counterpart Tony Blair that Kingfish, one of Jamaica's initiatives to fight crime, is reaping big successes. Mr. Patterson met with Prime Minister Blair at his 10 Downing Street offices in London..

NWC reconnects standpipes
The National Water Commission (NWC) has begun reconnecting more than 200 standpipes that were disconnected across the island. The agreement was reached during a meeting with Minister of Water and Housing, Donald Buchanan; Minister of Local Government,...

35 killed in Lime Hall - 'Dead dog days'
Doggone it! It appears that not everyone is fond of man's best friend after all. At least, not in Lime Hall, St. Ann. Residents are now yelping in dismay after 35 dogs were found dead in the Laycock Street area of the community rece...

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Baillieston, MANCHESTER: The ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a $5 million computer laboratory and library was held at the Baillieston Primary School. Member of Parliament for north-west Clarendon, Richard Azan, who did ground-breaking..

Florida under hurricane watch
MIAMI, (Reuter): United States crude producers evacuated oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico yesterday as the first tropical storm of the season aimed for the Gulf coast, and forecasters said it could be a hurricane by landfall during the weekend.