Airport drug net widens - Two more workers arrested
TWO MORE airport employees have been jailed and charged under the Dangerous Drugs Act, as the narcotics police intensify their investigations into what they believe is a major drug-smuggling ring at the island's two international airports.

Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) backtrack signals growing confidence - experts
THE BANK of Jamaica's (BoJ) move yesterday to completely drop its special deposit requirement for deposit-taking institutions is a mark of the growing confidence in the economy, analysts say.

Ex-Bar boss heads human rights council
FORMER PRESIDENT of the Jamaican Bar Association, Arlene Harrison-Henry, is the new chairman of the Independent Jamaican Council for Human Rights (IJCHR). She was elected last month at the council's annual general meeting at the Norman Manley Law...

Toronto envoy to back Jamaica's interests
TORONTO, Canada (CMC): JAMAICA'S NEW Consul General in Toronto, Anne-Marie Bonner, has pledged to promote and defend the interest of Jamaica and its nationals in the Greater Toronto Area.

Missing persons' website launched
AN INCREASE in the number of persons being reported missing has prompted a couple to launch a website devoted to the publication of information regarding missing persons in the country.

Cops kill Montego Bay gangster
WESTERN BUREAU: ONE OF nine men who were last week identified as the perpetrators behind the recent wave of violence in St. James was killed in an alleged shoot-out with the police on Sunday night.