1,161 and counting
WITH A little over two months remaining on the calendar, 2004 will go down as the bloodiest year in Jamaica's recorded history, with 1,161 persons ­ up to press time last night ­ having being murdered.

'Kingpin' label could prejudice extradition
A DECISION is to be made today by the Full Court as to whether an affidavit given by an American professor, on behalf of jailed Montego Bay businessman Leebert Ramcharan, should be admitted in court.

Admiral Town residents forced out
IN THE six decades she has lived in Admiral Town, Agatha Moodie has become accustomed to the violence that is synonymous with that South St. Andrew community.

Inspector killed at home by gunmen
INSPECTOR VERNAL Hinds, a 26-year veteran of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), was shot and killed yesterday by gunmen at his home in Cedar Grove, Portmore, St. Catherine.

UWI students deregistered - Given leave of absence for failure to pay tuition fees
THE UNIVERSITY of the West Indies yesterday deregistered five hundred and fifty-two undergraduate students for failure to pay tuition fees.

Redouble efforts to prevent AIDS - Junor
WHILE AGREEING that positive steps have been made in HIV prevention programmes, health officials said yesterday that there was still very little room for complacency.

Who is ACP Hinds?
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER Glenmore Hinds, a 27-year veteran of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), has been given the responsibility to execute the Government's newest crime fighting plan, Operation Kingfish.