Ticking off the bucks - Manchester PC to implement permit parking system for Mandeville
The Manchester Parish Council will be implementing a permit parking system for Mandeville, to address the problem of traffic congestion in the town. "We intend to regulate parking, ease traffic congestion, make provisions for the free flow of traffic...

Spend the 'dead presidents' - Tourism ministry seeks to increase vistors' spending
The Ministry of Tourism is seeking to lift the spending rate of visitors to the island from the current rate of US$100 ($7,100) per visitor to at least US$150 ($10,650) in the next three years. This was disclosed by the Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett

Jamalco donates books to ten school libraries
The libraries of 10 primary and all-age schools in Clarendon are now better equipped through a recent donation of books by Jamalco. The beneficiary institutions are: Osborne Store and Chandler's Pen Primary and Junior High...

Ex-soldier granted bail
Elvis Redwood, the ex- member of the Jamaica Defence Force who was earlier this month charged with receiving stolen property and unlawful possession of property, was granted bail in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

Flooded gully drains residents' patience
Residents of Conrad Lane in Kingston Gardens, central Kingston, staged a protest in the community on Tuesday to draw attention to a blocked drain which they claim caused their homes to flood when it rains...

Police challenge contents of email
Officers from the Duhaney Park Police Station are challenging the contents of an email that is currently circulating on the Internet. According to the email, which is titled 'Be Careful on Washington Boulevard', unscrupulous individuals...

No 'happily ever after' for drug mule
western bureau: A 21-year-old Aruban, who told the court 'fairy tale stories' about why she was trying to leave the island with 4.5 kilograms of ganja, was sentenced to 30 days in prison when she pleaded guilty before the Montego Bay...

Woman remanded for father's murder
spanish town: A St. Catherine woman, who stabbed her father to death after an alleged dispute, was remanded when she appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate Court on a murder charge on Tuesday. Sonya Anderson, 22, of Homestead...

Costly road repairs for Kingston
Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Councillor Desmond McKenzie, has said that it will cost $575 million to repair roads in the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) network that were damaged during the recent heavy rains....