Information Act debate stalls
THE SENATE yesterday began debating the amendment to the Access to Information Act, but the members of the Upper House will have to wait until next week to vote on the Bill.

PATH is a 'stunt', say elderly
SENIOR CITIZENS are demanding more help from Government as their living conditions worsen. Several golden agers yesterday blasted Government for harsh conditions which, they say, are eating into the meagre benefits they receive.

Cuba's 12th try to end embargo
MAYBE THE 12th time will be the charm. During a press conference at the Cuban Embassy at Trafalgar Road, yesterday Ambassador Jose Piedra Rencurrell outlined his country's intention to once again submit to the consideration of the General Assembly...

For whom the bell 'tolls'
FOR THE refusal to pay $20, he lost $50,000. On Thursday, a truck driver's refusal to pay the $20 balance of a required $120 toll at the Vineyards Toll Plaza on the Old Harbour bypass, set in motion a chain of events that caused a bigger 'toll'...

Falmouth PO to take on modern functions
THE FALMOUTH Post Office in Trelawny, a Georgian-style building constructed in 1815, has been renovated at a cost of $1.3 million. Funding for the project was provided by the Postal Corporation of Jamaica, the Falmouth Heritage Renewal and the...

Charles Sterling, a true hero
PORT MARIA: A GOLD medal for bravery was awarded to Charles Sterling, a senior citizen of Baccas Wood in Islington for his selfless act of heroism. On April 16, he risked his life by entering a burning house and saved an infant.

Cops tight-lipped on Kraal results
FORENSIC AND ballistics reports have now painted a clearer picture of what transpired at Kraal, Clarendon, in May when the four persons, two men and two women, were shot and killed in an alleged shoot-out with members of the now disbanded Crime...