Laptop thief gets six months
WESTERN BUREAU: A St. James man who stole a laptop computer from his friend's house started the New Year on a sour note when he was sentenced to six months imprisonment on Wednesday. Twenty-two-year-old Roswell Thomas, a construction site worker...

Gov't to fully develop air and seaport operations - Henry
Transport and Works Minister, Mike Henry, said the government intended to fully develop the island's air and seaport operations, as they were essential to the country's national and economic development.

Clarendon man first road casualty for 2008
Nehemiah Brown was one of the first casualties on the road when he was hit from his bicycle and died on Tuesday evening. Brown, 65 years old, from Kemps Hill in Clarendon died as a result of injuries he received when he was knocked off...

First illegal gun for 2008
Spanish Town: The Spanish Town police yesterday seized their first illegal gun for 2008 when they recovered a M16 rifle during an operation in the city. The police report that the M16 A1 rifle, along with a magazine containing eight M16 cartridg

Two killed in separate incidents
The Mount Salem police are now searching for the person who killed a 20-year-old man on Rough Road, Glendevon, on New Year's Day. Dead is Patrick Brown of Rough Road, St James. Police reports are that at 7:40 p.m., residents heard explosions...

Oil hits record $100 a barrel
NEW YORK, Jan 2 (Reuters): Oil vaulted to a record $100 a barrel on Wednesday as violence in Nigeria, tight energy stockpiles and a weaker dollar triggered a surge of speculative buying, dealers said.

MPs to recommend farm workers
Members of Parliament (MPs) will now be allowed to recommend persons for the Canadian and United States farm work programme for the 2008 season, which will commence soon. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles, disclosed...