Gov't to block human traffickers
GOVERNMENT IS seeking to give human trafficking a knockout punch by reviewing the country's work permit system, as well as clamping down on facilities where the trade is suspected of being conducted.

Hurricane's wrath still being felt - Rescuers bypass the dead to reach the living
GULFPORT, Mississippi (AP): RESCUERS IN boats and helicopters bypassed the dead yesterday as they struggled to save thousands of victims of Hurricane Katrina, stranded on rooftops, as the scope of the disaster became clearer with every tale of misery.

Citizens' cooperation could aid crime-fighting
JAMAICAN POLICE can break the back of violent crime if they make moves to increase consultation and trust with communities, say visiting Scotland Yard officers and community advisers.

CSEC WHIZ-KIDS - 'God was by my side'
FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Joanna Mangar of Immaculate Conception High School is still bubbling with excitement after attaining eight distinctions at the CXC Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.

CSEC WHIZ-KIDS - Success despite the odds
DESPITE ALL the odds stacked against her, Michelle Williams sat the 2005 Carib-bean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations and gained eight passes. Michelle, who hails from the inner-city community of Majesty Gardens...

Street light war looms
A POWER struggle is brewing between the Association of Local Government Authorities of Jamaica (ALGAJ) and TransJamaican Highway Limited over ownership of street lights on the Highway 2000 toll road and other related roads.

'Goody-goody' married women get AIDS too
TASHA WILKINS became a Christian in her early teens and it was no surprise that she eventually met her husband in church. But a life which should have been filled with promise and happiness was torn apart in 1998...