Hold your guns - Public defender tells police to cut deadly force
PUBLIC DEFENDER Earl Witter is beseeching the country's police to place greater emphasis on the manner in which they engage citizens.

Jazz rocks in Trelawny
THURSDAY NIGHT'S Art of Music Talent Stage at the 14th renewal of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival in Trelawny served up an appetising mixture of roots rock reggae, rhythm and blues, and jazz music, which left a music-hungry audience wanting more.

Corrupt cop gets nine months' hard labour
A policeman who pleaded guilty to corruption charges two weeks ago was sentenced to nine months' hard labour in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

Teachers push for wage increase
The Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) is to hold discussions with the Ministry of Finance on a new wage claim submitted by the association for the contract period 2010 to 2012.

Threat to health - PAHO warns of new diseases
A senior representative of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has issued a dire forecast of the possible emergence of a number of new diseases in the coming years.