Kartel out on bail
CONTROVERSIAL DEEJAY, Vybz Kartel, was yesterday released on $100,000 bail from the Central Police Station to tumultuous applause from about 100 residents and fans after five days' incarceration.

The Gleaner targeting education
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson's reference in his New Year's message to the unsatisfactory state of the nation's education system is a useful point of departure to put back on the front burner, an issue that has long concerned us.

On target - Phase 1 of Highway 2000 on schedule
WORK ON phase I of Highway 2000 from Mandela Highway in St. Andrew to Bushy Park, St. Catherine, is on schedule and is set to be completed by the end of this year, according to Jean-Noel Foulard, project director of Bouygues Travaux Publics...

SCJ offers reward for arsonists
Company losing $30m a month through illicit fires
THE EMBATTLED Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) says it is losing $30 million a month from illicit fires that could cripple the sugar industry if a stop is not put to it soon.

Beef price set to soar
CONSUMERS WILL have to pay more for beef within the next two months, several butchers said yesterday.

MAJ supports Gov't's dismissal of interns
THE MEDICAL Association of Jamaica (MAJ) has supported the Government's recent decision to dismiss eight locum interns who failed local qualifying examinations, calling it a "reasonable response" to the situation.