Search for washed-away student scaled down
THE POLICE have scaled down their week-long search for Dunrobin Primary School student Chadwin Phillips who was swept away by rain waters in the Sandy Gully last Monday. The 10-year-old fell into the gully after making a $50 bet that he could jump...

Ja authorised to export conch to EU
JAMAICA HAS been placed on the permanent list of Third World countries authorised to export conch to the European Union. This was revealed by Minister of Agriculture Roger Clarke in the House of Representatives recently. "The Ministry is extremely...

Hearings into charges against warders to continue

THE PUBLIC Services Commission is going ahead with hearings into the disciplinary charges against some 800 interdicted prison warders, despite the decision of lawyers for the warders to continue under protest only. The lawyers for the warders had walked.

House debates local racing industry

THE LOCAL racing industry needs an injection of about $300 to $500 million to get back on track. The question is, who will provide the funds? The Government and members of the Opposition have differing solutions.

'Future of the Brain' discussed
THE WORLD is still euphoric about the recent announcement that scientists have mapped the entire genetic make-up of the human body. But Professor Susan Greenfield had some news for the public recently ­ genes aren't the be all and end all of...