Bedlam in 'St Bess' - Several injured, police vehicle damaged
SANTA CRUZ, St. Elizabeth: MAYHEM ERUPTED in Slipe, St. Elizabeth, during a police operation yesterday in which an alleged wanted man was killed, three service vehicles damaged and several persons, including a Television Jamaica (TVJ) cameraman...

Director of Public Prosecution defends Kraal prosecutors
DIRECTOR OF Public Prosecution Kent Pantry yesterday defended the work of prosecutors in the recently-concluded Kraal trial, which saw Senior Superintendent Reneto Adams and five other policemen being freed of murder.

...Says Danhai's immunity has lapsed
KENT PANTRY, the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), has rejected reports that People's National Party (PNP) activist Danhai Williams will be charged for his no-show at the Kraal trial. "In the Kraal case, the witness was given immunity...

Garbage truck shortage thwarts collection effort
A SHORTAGE of trucks has caused a pile-up of garbage in certain areas of St. Catherine following the Christmas holidays. Manager of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) St. Catherine division, Charley Grant, said...

A taste to live for - Jamaican jerk among UK's 'food to eat before you die'
LONDON (JIS): JAMAICAN JERK pork and chicken have been voted on the list of 'The 50 things to eat before you die'. The list was the focus of a special BBC television programme that was hosted by noted television chef, Ainsley Harriot, and shown...

Budget gets breathing space with EU grant
THE GOVERNMENT of Jamaica's (GoJ) budget received some breathing space with a ¤2.95 million (J$231 million) grant from the European Commission (EU) yesterday. The disbursement was made in the context of the third Support to Economic Reform...

Thomas requests three more cops be relieved of duties
WESTERN BUREAU: FOLLOWING THROUGH on his commitment to rid the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) of corrupt policemen, Commissioner of Police Lucius Thomas has requested that three additional cops be retired in the interest of the public.

Prime Minister of Jamaica sets deadline for new police headquarters
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson has given instructions for the completion within four weeks of a modern police headquarters to house the commissioner of police and his principal officers in a central location.