'Shots were fired into cells'
CLAIMS BY inmates that shots were fired into their cells during a two-day mini riot at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional facility in May, were corroborated yesterday by ballistics expert, retired assistant commissioner of police, Daniel Wray. Mr....

Henry prepares to challenge Seaga
FORMER DEPUTY leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), Mike Henry, whose 12-month suspension from holding any office within the party has ended, has immediately set in motion his challenge to party leader Edward Seaga. Mr. Henry met with 400 polling...

Farm Work Programme increases Jamaican job opportunities
THE NUMBER of Jamaicans employed in the Overseas Employment Programme in North America increased by 15 per cent last year compared to the previous year, according to the statistical bulletin of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The bulletin,...

Indigenous plants and animals can bolster economy

THE POTENTIAL for the exploitation of indigenous plants and animals to contribute to national income and employment should be explored, according to Dr. Chelston Brathwaite, representative of the Inter-American Institute for Co-operation in Agriculture...

Hylton outlines foreign trade policy objectives

MINISTER OF Foreign Trade, Hon. Anthony Hylton has described his major portfolio responsibility as "to equip and prepare our nation to meet the challenges of the new global environment for trade." Making his first presentation as a full Minister to the..