Brink of anarchy
THE VOLATILE western section of downtown Kingston is caught in the throes of rampant criminality with undertones of political hostility. Amid the barrage of weekend gunfire the bodies of dead men litter the streets, a police station is shot up and...

PM: More resources for security forces
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson says the Cabinet is to discuss today what further resources the security forces need to quell the violence in West Kingston. According to the Jamaica Information Service, the public relations arm of the government, Mr....

Seaga wants Supt Adams out of West Kingston
JLP LEADER Edward Seaga yesterday blasted Senior Supt. Reneto Adams, head of the Crime Management Unit, who led Saturday's operation in West Kingston, accusing him of having a political agenda and a history of terror, and calling for his removal from...

JUTC alters downtown bus routes
THE JAMAICA Urban Transit Company (JUTC) over the weekend directed buses usually bound for downtown Kingston away from the area as the violence in West Kingston escalated. Passengers were left at Cross Roads and Three Miles in Kingston between Saturday..

Lack of documents stymie probe of cable company
PARTNERS IN the subscriber (cable) television company, Cable 'R' Us, which used to be operated in Red Hills and adjoining areas of St. Andrew, say they are being frustrated in their efforts to collect US$150,000 (about J$6.75 million) from the operator...