Cops' cases still up in the air
THE CASES of some 100 policemen who have been off the job for nearly a year facing departmental charges, remain in a state of limbo because the investigations are incomplete and files are missing in some cases, the Jamaica Police Federation says.

Catholic Church calls
for consultation on CCJ
THE LEADERSHIP of the Roman Catholic Church in Jamaica called yesterday for national consultation over the proposed Caribbean Court of Justice. The statement was issued by the Archdiocese of Kingston on behalf of Archbishop Edgerton Clarke of Kingston,..

S&P more
positive on Ja
TOP US credit-worthiness agency, Standard & Poor's (S&P), yesterday moved its outlook on the Jamaican economy from stable to positive. The "B" credit issue rating for the country's foreign currency debt was unchanged and remains at least a grade.

Labour Relations, Industrial Disputes amendments for Cabinet
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS to the Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes Act and certain aspects of the Trade Union Act would be submitted to Cabinet next Monday, says Labour and Social Security Minister, Donald Buchanan. These would then be taken to the...

'Plastic' revolution reaches gov't offices
ANDREA MORRIS was waiting in line at the Cross Roads Collectorate of the Inland Revenue Department in early December when she learned she could save some time by using 'plastic' to pay. Like many others at the tax office that morning, she did not know...