Bosung talks to continue this weekend
WESTERN BUREAU: TALKS BETWEEN the Government and South Korean contractor Bosung Engineering will continue over this weekend with word that some progress is being made.

Cassidy adds new dimensions to scholarship - Nettleford
VICE CHANCELLOR at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Rex Nettleford, yesterday described Professor Fred Cassidy as a "linguist and lexicographer, scholar and humanist" whose erudition, dedication and intellect added new and significant...

40 students for Carib science fair
FORTY STUDENTS, representing 20 primary, secondary and tertiary institutions across the island, will be heading to Dominica this year for the Seventh Caribbean Regional Science, Mathematics and Technology Fair. The fair, which is being mounted under the.

JLP for the merging of security forces
THE JLP is looking at the merging of the Jamaica Defence Force and the Constabulary Forces into one unit, said Oppo-sition spokesman on National Security, Derrick Smith. "I am strongly of the view that future governments either will not be able, or find.

Increase in major crimes for St James
WESTERN BUREAU: BETWEEN JANUARY 1 and June 11 major crimes in St. James increased by 123 offences over the same time last year.

Policeman to serve 5 years in jail for cocaine
THE COURT of Appeal has upheld the convictions and five-year prison sentence imposed on a 34-year-old policeman who was convicted of 14.8 pounds of cocaine which was found in his briefcase while he was on duty on the Enchanted Isle cruise ship which was..