Illegal guns seized
THREE ILLEGAL firearms and over 130 assorted rounds of ammunition were seized by the police yesterday, less than 24 hours after National Security Minister Dr. Peter Phillips updated the nation on the Government's latest crime-fighting initiative...

Paternity issues slow payments to families of slain policemen
PATERNITY ISSUES have hobbled the efforts of administrators to clear the backlog of cases involving payment of benefits to the families of police officers killed in the line of duty.

Deportees - still cause for concern
THE NUMBER of persons deported to Jamaica has increased steadily over the past three years, statistics obtained from the Constabulary Communication Network (CCN) indicate.

Welfare centre for deportees?
THE CARIBBEAN Association for the Resettlement of Returning Residents (CARRR), has proposed the establishment of a Centre for Behaviour Modification to benefit Caribbean nationals who are involuntarily returned to their respective countries.

JUTC workers on work-to-rule
UNIONISED WORKERS at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) started a work-to-rule yesterday which is expected to reduce the number of buses the company is able to keep on the roads.

More children dying on our roads
AS THE September school term looms, children, especially pedestrians, remain at a high risk of being killed in motor vehicle accidents on the nation's streets, according to figures provided by the Road Safety Unit.

Six bids for Kaiser
KAISER ALUMINUM and Chemical Corporation confirmed yesterday that six parties have shown interest in purchasing its bauxite/alumina assets...