Elections off again - Local Government polls postponed for the third time
LOCAL GOVERNMENT elections which were promised by the end of this month will once again be postponed - the third time since they became due in 2001.

Uproar in the House
TEMPERS FLARED yesterday at Gordon House as members on both sides of the political aisle traded barbs following an accusation levelled against the Government by Opposition Spokesperson on Finance, Audley Shaw.

PAC raps Agriculture Ministry
THE MINISTRY of Agriculture was sharply criticised yesterday by Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for its tendency to grant loans and salary increases without prior approval from the Ministry of Finance and Planning.

Vendors defy Parish Council's removal notice
WESTERN BUREAU: VENDORS INSIDE the Old Shoes Market in downtown Montego Bay continue to defy the St. James Parish Council's notice to leave the area and the municipal authority is tight-lipped about what it will do next.

Tivoli High gets help with rat problem
THE TIVOLI Gardens High School in West Kingston has been receiving help following complaints that rats had invaded the school.