Two killed in west

EFFORTS BY political leaders to broker a truce between gun-toting factions in Kingston's west end fizzled yesterday after proposed talks were cancelled and sporadic shooting continued throughout the day. At the same time, the police killed two men...

Labour Day activities
JAMAICANS ARE expected to participate in several voluntary work projects across the island today as part of Labour Day activities. There will be no National Project this year. Instead, each parish has been mandated to organise a Parish Project.

Truckers block Fern Gully
WESTERN BUREAU: SCORES OF truck drivers staged a demonstration throughout Fern Gully, St. Ann yesterday bringing traffic to a standstill and forcing the cancellation of some tours to the popular tourist attraction.

Police abandon 'abduction theory' in case of missing girl
THE POLICE have interrogated the grandmother of the eleven-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped by an obeahman on May 11, and she is maintaining that she did not give the child voluntarily to the man. Icilda Madden, of Pratville, Manchester has...