Chang's under probe for pulling gun
WESTERN BUREAU: THE AREA Three police have launched a full scale probe into the circumstances surrounding Wednesday night's incident in which Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) deputy leader, Horace Chang, pulled his firearm during a confrontation with a party..

Plea bargaining law for Cabinet in two weeks
THE GOVERNMENT is to table plea bargaining legislation in Parliament, within a month, in an effort to jail the 'kingfish' operatives behind Jamaica's major criminal networks ...

Witness heard shots from inside house
GUNSHOTS WERE fired from both inside and outside the house in Braeton, St. Catherine, where seven young men were fatally shot four years ago, a civi lian witness said yesterday.

Chang pulls gun to ward off angry JLP supporters
TEMPERS FLARED yesterday during a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) meeting in St. Elizabeth to discuss the recent resignation of Senator Norman Horne, a former caretaker candidate in that parish.

Golding calls for renewed debate on regional federation
WEEKS BEFORE Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago proceed with the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), Senator Bruce Golding, Opposition spokesman on foreign affairs and foreign trade, has challenged the government to reopen the debate on...

Restricted items in mail
THE JAMAICA Customs Department is this week celebrating Customs Week. In keeping with this event, we present a timely reminder to our customers of some restrictions related to mail items. Those presented here are only a partial listing, as space...

Narcotics training at CSO for post office staff
IN AN effort to create a wider knowledge base for assisting in counter-narcotics strategies, post office staffers are exposed to aspects of narcotics detection. This was presented in a training seminar that was held at the Central Sorting Office (CSO)...