Cops enforce no-parking rules in St Ann capital - Traffic changes for other major towns in the parish
OCHO RIOS, St. Ann: IN AN effort to avoid traffic congestion during the Christmas holidays, the police in St. Ann have begun to enforce strict no-parking regulations in St Ann's Bay and other major towns in the parish.

Mixed sales for Corporate Area vendors
DESPITE EXTENSIVE traffic jams and overcrowded sidewalks, vendors in the Constant Spring area yesterday said sales were slow, only two days before Christmas. At the Constant Spring Arcade, The Gleaner caught up with Ms. Hinds.

Jamaican Government signs fringe benefit agreement with ISCF
THE GOVERNMENT and the Island Special Constabulary Force Officers' Association, yesterday signed a new fringe benefits agreement for the 2004/2006 Heads of Agreement Contract, at the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Heroes Circle, Kingston.

SOS kids get early Christmas
CHRISTMAS CAME early at the SOS Children's Village in Stony Hill, St. Andrew, as over 125 small, lively underprivileged children were treated yesterday to specially packaged gifts, by PriceSmart. Lunch was also part of the treat.

Special children get festive Christmas treat
THE FESTIVE season began on a very exciting and cheerful note for about 200 physically and mentally challenged students and their teachers at the Island Village in Ocho Rios on Tuesday.

'Do your part in preventing fires'
WITH AN average of 12,000 fires occurring across the island each year, Jamaicans are being urged to exercise caution during this festive season to avoid the occurrence of fires.

From beds to baskets - Booming sales make the season bright
WITH ONLY two days to go, the cha-ching of cash registers racking up sales has become the Yuletide background music in the malls all across Jamaica. Several delighted hardware merchants reported Saturday that sales are better than ever...