Lawyer warns cops to return Zekes' money
CHURCHILL NEITA, Q.C., the attorney-at-law representing Matthews Lane strongman Donald 'Zekes' Phipps, is threatening to take legal action against the police, if they do not return his client's more than $9 million...

Hurricane damage figures skyrocket
THE PLANNING Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has revised the estimate of damage caused by September's passage of Hurricane Ivan to $35 billion. The latest figure is more than 50 per cent above the $22.4 billion stated last month by...

UNDP pumps millions into inner-city project
THE UNITED Nations Devel-opment Programme (UNDP) has spent roughly $30 million to develop a Civic Dialogue Project as part of efforts to address the problem of crime and violence and enhance the development of the people, especially those...

Students honoured for academic achievement
TWENTY-TWO STUDENTS from tertiary institutions across the island were yesterday honoured for their exceptional performance in education. They were honoured at the awards ceremony

New ambassador to Cuba appointed
MINISTER OF Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, K.D. Knight, has announced the appointment of Elinor Felix-Sherlock, director of protocol at the foreign ministry, as ambassador to the Republic of Cuba.

NCU to host archaeological symposium
AT A time when the Bible is coming under increased attack from those who believe it to be mere fable than fact, the school of religion and theology at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU), a seventh-day adventist institution, will be hosting its...

Youth take spotlight during November
NOVEMBER IS being observed as 'Youth Month', and according to Ohene Blake, executive director of the National Centre for Youth Development, the month promises