Coroner's Inquest postponed because of juror's illness
THE CORONER'S Inquest into the police killing of seven men in Braeton, St. Catherine last year March, was adjourned yesterday without any testimony being heard. The sitting, which would have been the first of the week ...

New Bill on early childhood education coming
THE CHIEF Parliamentary Counsel has been given instructions by Cabinet for the drafting of a Bill to address early childhood education, care and development. This Bill will be a companion to the legislation for the establishment of an Early Childhood...

JLP accuse PNP of sabotaging Clarendon constituency projects
SPALDINGS, Clarendon: CLIFTON STONE of Clarendon North West and Audley Shaw of Manchester North East, JLP Members of Parliament, have both accused the government of sabotaging projects for which they have made representation in their constituencies.

Seaga against fixed election date 'Patterson playing delaying tactics'
SPALDINGS, Clarendon: JLP LEADER Edward Seaga has come out against a fixed date for national parliamentary elections in Jamaica. Addressing thousand of flag-waving, bell-ringing JLP supporters in Spaldings, Clarendon, on Sunday...

Andem gang, former member in stand-off
A TENSE stand-off between groups loyal to one of the country's most wanted man, Joel Andem, and a former assistant, has gripped the community of Swallowfield, South East St. Andrew with fear. According to the police...

JAS still waiting on budget funds
THE JAMAICA Agricultural Society (JAS) is still awaiting funds from the $40 million allocated to the farmers' body in the 2002/2003 budget. "We haven't received any money and we are seeking an urgent meeting...

Limited intake at Horizon
THE HORIZON Remand Centre on Spanish Town Road, Kingston, resumed limited intake of remandees yesterday, as the Ministry of National Security tested new operational systems following serious teething problems at the facility. According to Public...

Heat was too much for PM at new Rex Nettleford Hall
THE HEAT in the new Rex Nettleford Hall of residence auditorium on the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies was too much for Prime Minister P.J. Patterson yesterday. He had to leave the hall's official opening ceremony for a few minutes.