FOR SEVERAL years, alcohol abuse among minors has been a major problem in Jamaica. The latest national school survey, done in 2006 by the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), shows that alcohol remained the most abused substance among students in Jamaica.

THE OFFICE of the Public Defender is facing a staggering backlog of cases numbering in the hundreds.This has been compounded by the increasing number of persons...

LOCAL DRUG traffickers have been turning to international courier services in their efforts to smuggle narcotics out of the country.But this has not escaped the attention of law-enforcement officials.According to Les Green...

THE SAGA involving the Government and United States law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips opened with fireworks in Parliament on March 16, and 33 days later, the blaze continues, with no sign that this docudrama will be played out anytime soon.

The Meteorological Service yesterday issued a flash-flood warning for low-lying and flood-prone areas of St Mary, Portland, St Thomas, St Andrew, Kingston and St Catherine as the clouds finally opened after months...

The illegal sales of alcoholic beverages to minors are moving smoother than the booze being purchased.No questions were asked - literally.

WESTERN BUREAU:FLIGHTS FROM Europe into Jamaica were cancelled for the third consecutive day yesterday as Icelandic volcanic ash continued...