'Warders sold cell phones'
PRISONERS AT the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, Spanish Town, say they are able to purchase cellular phones from prison warders for between $300 and $500. This testimony was given yesterday, on day 11 of the Commission of Inquiry probing last..

Onslaught of AIDS
HIV/AIDS infections have been increasing steadily each year, but moreso among women than men, Minister of Health, John Junor, told the House of Representatives yesterday. According to the Ministry of Health's Annual Report, which was also tabled...

No change for property tax

THE GOVERNMENT is neither considering an increase in property tax nor a change in the method of its evaluation, Minister of Local Government, Youth and Comm-unity Development, Arnold Bertram, has informed the House of Representatives. He also told the...

Robertson defends PM's Cairo speech
"TOTAL NONSENSE", was how Dr. Paul Robertson, Minister of Foreign Affairs, reacted yesterday to local criticisms of Prime Minister P.J. Patterson's recent G-15 Summit speech in Cairo. "I must confess that I was surprised and disappointed to note the...

Local medics warn of ethical, legal problems - Mapping of human genome
ETHICAL ISSUES raised by the landmark announcement of the complete mapping of the human genome are at the forefront...