Transport Ministry in Jamaica stunned by air traffic controllers ultimatum
THE MINISTRY of Transport and Works in Jamaica says it is surprised at the three-week ultimatum issued by the island's Air Traffic Controllers in an attempt to force the Government to conclude talks on wage and fringe benefits.

Jamaica's Anderson re-elected to CANOC executive
JAMAICA OLYMPIC Association first vice-president, Don Anderson, has been re-elected to the executive of the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC). The election took place last week in Havana, Cuba.

Taxi man killed in accident
WESTERN BUREAU: A TAXI operator was killed and 19 others injured after a minibus slammed into a Toyota Corolla motor car along the Spring Gardens main road in St. James, Jamaica on Monday.

THE CLEMENT BECKFORD STORY: PART IV
IN A confession that he signed in the presence of Bahamian police, Clement Beckford gave a detailed description of how he killed his girlfriend, Evelyn McKinney, covered up the crime and how for one month he pretended to look...

Why use regular 87 octane gasolene in Jamaica?
MANY PEOPLE believe that a higher octane fuel produces a higher compression, thus improving engine performance. Not really! It depends on the car engine. For about 95 per cent of the cars in Jamaica, 87 octane gasolene is the recommended...