Travel rules eased - US revises airline restrictions
WASHINGTON (AP): Air travellers were handed new rules yester-day, given permission to carry small amounts of liquid non-prescription medicine on to a plane and instructed to remove their shoes during security checks.

Jamaicans believe crime still No 1 problem
Most Jamaicans still believe crime and violence is the country's most pressing problem, the latest Gleaner-commissioned Bill Johnson polls shows. This is despite a drop in the country's record high murder rate. Murders dropped for a seventh time...

Safety issues for back-to-school
1. Parents must teach children their full names, i.e., the parents' names and the child's own name. Make a special effort not to use pet names, as this may confuse your child. 2. Also, teach children the name of their street and full address.

Performance appraisal for principals this school year
Minister of Education and Youth Maxine Henry-Wilson says a system of performance appraisal will be implemented for guidance coun-sellors and principals in the coming school year.

Students' Union urges UTech boycott
Registration at the University of Technology (UTech) could be affected today, as the Students' Union at the institution continues to demand a boycott. The union says UTech students who have not yet paid their school fees should refrain from doing so...