Move to have jaywalking law in Jamaica
PAULA FLETCHER, executive director of the National Road Safety Council, yesterday said the council would be pushing to have jaywalking legislation enacted early next year.

Kingston Harbour bridge proposal gets backing
SEVERAL BUSINESS interests and development agencies are backing a proposal for the construction of a bridge across the Kingston Harbour to provide an alternative route to the Norman Manley Airport and Port Royal.

Only eight more shopping days
ALTHOUGH YOUR Christmas list may not include a partridge in a pear tree or five golden rings, Jamaica's notoriously late shoppers have been really getting into the Yuletide mood this year as C-Day nears.

KRAAL TRIAL: DAY 34 - Chief Justice gives instructions to jury
CHIEF JUSTICE Lensley Wolfe began his summation to the jury yesterday afternoon in the Kraal murder case which began in the Home Circuit Court on October 31. He told the 12-member jury comprising seven women and five men...

53-year-old tradition continues downtown
ON WEDNESDAY evening, members of the downtown Kingston community came out in their hundreds to observe the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) Municipal Christmas Tree lighting at St. William Grant Park. The annual event is a tradition...

Eleven narco cops under investigation
WESTERN BUREAU: ELEVEN POLICEMEN attached to the Area One Police Narcotics Division are under investigation regarding their alleged involvement in acts of impropriety.

Jamaican Government targets NIS-delinquent firms
THE MINISTRY of Labour and Social Security has threatened to haul before the courts companies that refuse to pay over National Insurance Scheme (NIS) contributions made by employees.

Jamaica against import tariff reduction
ADDRESSING THE World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial meeting in Hong Kong yesterday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade K.D. Knight rejected proposals for developing countries to reduce their import tariffs.