Gas prices double since January
GAS PRICES have doubled since the start of the year with today's increases of $3.95 per litre for unleaded 87 and 90 octane and $5.60 per litre for diesel. Prices for kerosene and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) are unchanged.

Ja's disaster response praised by Red Cross
JAMAICA HAS been praised for its disaster preparedness by the Red Cross. Volunteers, warning systems, information sharing and inter-agency co-operation were some of the strengths singled out by the Red Cross...

Two charged with last week's Mtn View murder
TWO MEN have been arrested and charged with the September 27 murder of Melissa Irving, one of four persons who were murdered last week by gunmen in the East Kingston community of Mountain View Avenue.

Investigation launched into Tivoli shootings
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW AND Public Defender Howard Hamilton has launched an investigation into the circumstances under which four persons were shot and injured, allegedly by members of the security forces...

Musgrave awardees honoured
IT MAY have rained cats and dogs in Kingston yesterday, but for that group of high achievers honoured with Musgrave Medals by the Institute of Jamaica, it was nothing short of a picture perfect day.

Finn death probe leads to Helsinki
WESTERN BUREAU: LOCAL INVESTIGATORS probing the shooting death of Finnish national 53-year-old Timo Pellinen in Trelawny are looking into the possibility of travelling to Helsinki, Finland, as they intensify their focus on the matter.

KC parents create stink over caning
THE PARENTS of some students at Kingston College who were punished with caning on Tuesday because they failed to inform a teacher which one of them had passed flatus (wind from the stomach or bowel) are threatening to take legal action.

Bird grounds American Airlines plane
WESTERN BUREAU: AN AMERICAN Airlines aircraft destined for Miami, Florida, was forced to return to the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay yesterday after a bird flew into one of its engines.