KRAAL TRIAL: DAY NINE - Adams called for help
THE JURY yesterday heard a recorded transmission in which Senior Superintendent Reneto Adams called Police Control on May 7, 2003, seeking assistance to take injured persons at Kraal, Clarendon, to hospital.

Pastor on carnal abuse charge denied bail
REVEREND ORANE Ellis was remanded in custody in the Old Harbour Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday on eight counts of indecent assault, and two counts of carnal abuse, stemming from allegations that he had sexually assaulted...

FTC probing Esso's pricing policy
BARBARA LEE, executive director of the Fair Trading Commission, said yesterday that the agency has commenced investigations into Esso's pricing mechanisms. This has been the bone of contention between the marketing company and its dealers.

... Heaven apologises to consumers for gas scare
PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA), Trevor Heaven, says he is pleased that an agreement has been reached to address the pricing issue with Esso Standard Oil.

'State guilty' - Int'l commission says security forces violated Michael Gayle's human rights
THE INTER-AMERICAN Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has severely criticised the local justice system for not bringing criminal proceedings against members of the security forces involved in the 1999 beating death of Michael Gayle.

Ja's poverty level plunges - Drops by over 50 per cent
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE of over $42 billion has been credited for the over 50 per cent decline in poverty since 1992, according to Dr. Jaslin Salmon, national coordinator for the Poverty Eradication Programme in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).

Tourist visits from Southern US surge
ATLANTA, Georgia: JAMAICA'S TOURIST industry has recorded a near seven per cent increase in visitor arrivals from the Southern United States over the past nine months. A total of 222,601 visitors arrived in Jamaica between January and September...

Hanover residents protest bad roads
WESTERN BUREAU: A DEMONSTRATION by residents of Kew in Hanover yesterday took an ugly turn when two local officials, including an employee of the Hanover Parish Council, were prevented from leaving the scene of the protest...