Contracts crisis - Commission team finally named - Taxpayers will pay for delay
THE GOVERNMENT hustled last night to name its five appointees to the National Contracts Commission (NCC), after Contractor General Greg Christie charged that delays had hamstrung the work of the NCC and would cost taxpayers millions of dollars.
Blythe quitting front-line politics
KARL BLYTHE has signalled his intention to relinquish three critical positions he holds in the People's National Party (PNP), but has indicated that he is willing to serve at other levels in the party.
Deal reached after Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation's (KSAC) row
POLITICAL BATTLE lines were drawn yesterday at the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation's (KSAC) monthly meeting as People's National Party (PNP) councillors refused to approve the establishment of a procurement committee with a proposed ratio of six...
Cops kill another St James outlaw
WESTERN BUREAU: ANOTHER OF St. James' 10 most wanted men has been shot dead by the police, bringing to three the number of persons killed since their identities were revealed two months ago. He is 22-year-old Yanique Davis, alias 'Grimes', of Paradise, N
Murders top 600
THE COUNTRY'S murder rate climbed to more than 600 last weekend but, according to Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Leslie Green, this figure is 157 less than the same period last year. Speaking Monday night at the Victoria Mutual Building...
Crime plan pays off in east Kingston
POLICE IN the Kingston Eastern Division are crediting its 90-day Crime Reduction Action Plan for a significant reduction in homicides there. Superintendent Assan Thompson said yesterday that 19 murders have been committed in east Kingston communities...
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