MAJ, PAJ want end to jury trials in defamation cases
The following are excerpts from the Media Association Jamaica Ltd (MAJ) and the Press Association of Jamaica's (PAJ) submission to the Joint Select Committee of Parliament reviewing Jamaica's libel and defamation laws. Role of the juryRecommendation #10...

Opposition blasts gov't over fund withdrawal
A NEAR wipe-out of the Capital Development Fund (CDF), mainly for budgetary support, on Tuesday left some opposition parliamentarians fuming that successive political administrations have failed to plan effectively for life after bauxite...

UWI launches social networking site
The University of the West Indies (UWI) on Tuesday, launched a social networking site geared towards forging relationships among its alumni. Dubbed Alumni Online, the site will facilitate new business contacts and create a skill database on its past...