Jamaica to give European Union (EU) cold shoulder in trade talks
ANGERED BY the European Union's (EU) recent 36 per cent cut in the price of sugar from African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) producers, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, K.D. Knight, says Jamaica will not side with the EU..

Lawmen on bribery rap
WESTERN BUREAU: TWO POLICEMEN in the 'Second City' are facing charges of corruption and attempting to pervert the course of justice. In the latest incident, a constable was nabbed in a sting operation in Montego Bay, St. James...

$65m one-off payout for the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF)
THE ISLAND Special Constabulary Force (ISCF) Association is to receive a one-off payment of $65 million, following the conclusion of its wage-fringe benefit negotiation, signed yesterday with the Government.

Crime chief: Murders to drop in '06
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER of Police Mark Shields is predicting a reduction in the murder rate next year, based on current trends in certain police divisions. "I think we'll have a much better 2006 than we had in 2005," DCP Shields...

KRAAL TRIAL: DAY 21 - Scotland Yard report differs from expert's
A FORENSIC scientist from New Scotland Yard has submitted a report whose findings differed from those of Government ballistics expert Daniel Wray. This was in relation to tests conducted on firearms in connection to the Kraal case.

The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) says election-ready by March
THE JAMAICA Labour Party (JLP) said it would be fully ready by next March to challenge the People's National Party (PNP) in whatever election it calls. A general election is constitutionally due by late 2007...