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Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
published: Friday | June 6, 2003

Carter's reforms Elections free, fair, but too much violence, intimidation
THE UNITED States-based Carter Center has made 15 recommendations for reforms to the Jamaican electoral system which it said would enhance the quality of local polls.

Police shooting sparks protest
HUNDREDS OF irate taxi drivers and residents of Spanish Town, St. Catherine, took to the streets of the old capital yesterday in the vicinity of the Life of Jamaica Shopping Centre, to protest against yet another case of a controversial police shooting.


STEPS TOWARD DEMOCRACY Munroe wants delinquent candidates prosecuted
GOVERNMENT SENATOR, Professor Trevor Munroe, yesterday called for the prosecution of candidates who have still not filed returns for their campaign spending during last year's General Election.


State-funded elections could backlash ­ Golding
POLITICAL PARTIES are unwilling to ask the public to fund their election campaigns because of fears that there could be a hostile backlash from the electorate, says Jamaica Labour Party Senator, Bruce Golding.


JCF has $98m telephone bill
THE JAMAICA Constabulary Force (JCF) is now servicing a $98 million telephone bill, which the Police High Command believes is partly due to the abuse of telephone services by officers within the respective police divisions.


Sergeant David White is new chairman of Police Federation
THIRTY NINE-YEAR-OLD Sergeant David White, the sub-officer in charge of the Caymanas police station, St. Catherine, was elected the new chairman of the Police Federation at their annual conference at the Starfish Hotel, Trelawny, yesterday.



















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