Shaw warns against waste
OPPOSITION SPOKESMAN on Finance Audley Shaw yesterday reiterated that any "reckless" use of National Insurance Scheme (NIS) and National Housing Trust (NHT) funds to support Government initiatives will be met...

Jamaica gears up to surpass e-rivals
JAMAICA IS set to leapfrog several countries in the region in technology this year, according to Phillip Paulwell, the Minister of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce. "Later this year we intend to roll out with a number of private sector...

Year's drug hauls top $100 million
FOR THE first quarter of the year, the narcotics police say they have destroyed or seized more than $104 million worth of illegal drugs, in more than 128 raids and operations conducted across the island.

JPS ordered to submit safety plans
LABOUR AND Social Security Minister Derrick Kellier has ordered the Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd. (JPS) to submit a comprehensive safety programme for all its power plants by May 22.

Downtown revamp stalled - Mayor seeks PM's intervention
THE KINGSTON and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) has requested an emergency meeting with Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller to address concerns that the much-anticipated downtown Kingston redevelopment programme has stalled.

Glenhope enquiry to start Monday
HEALTH MINISTER Horace Dalley has ordered the establishment of a ministerial review committee to probe the circumstances surrounding the death of two-year-old Joel Wong, and the treatment of seven other children from the Glenhope Place of Safety...

ONE-ON-ONE WITH MARK SHIELDS - Man with a sixth sense
MARK SHIELDS' demeanour is highly profes-sional. Bright, affable, a fluent, but careful speaker who has a passion for police work, Shields is far more qualified for the treacherous job as deputy commissioner in the Jamaica Constabulary Force...

'Butch' Arscot new PNP candidate for SE Clarendon
MAY PEN, Clarendon: ADRENALINE RAN high as voters awaited the outcome of the South East Clarendon constituency election on May 7, between sitting Member of Parliament Charles Learmond and businessman Noel 'Butch' Arscot.

Row erupts in Parliament
PRIME MINISTER Portia Simpson Miller's first contribution to the Budget Debate in Parliament yesterday was not without incident, as the House descended into a stormy exchange following her pronouncement that the Opposition had come with a plan to heckle..