Jamaat member Clive Lancelot Small will not be challenging the ruling of Justice Rajendra Narine that he be extradited to the United States to face gun-related charges.

Government yesterday dismissed claims by the international body, Human Rights Watch, that the authorities have been soft on police abuses on homosexual males and persons affected by HIV/AIDS.

US citizen Raoul Gutierrez was released on $2 million cash bail yesterday, after he appeared before Senior Magistrate Lianne Lee Kim on fraud charges at the Port-of-Spain 4A Court.

In an 81-page report published yesterday, the New York-based Human Rights Watch ripped into Jamaica for its treatment of its homosexuals and called for sweeping legal reform, and even constitutional changes, to address the problem.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Hartford police charged a Jamaican man with a 1988 slaying after bringing him back to Connecticut over the weekend.

WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday approved a $4.4 million emergency loan for Grenada to help the Caribbean island nation recover from the effects of Hurricane Ivan.

Lawyers for a Jamaican drug kingpin last week begged a judge not to impose a lengthy prison sentence after their client pleaded guilty to money laundering charges.

Insurance powerhouse Colonial Life (Clico) has taken controlling interest of banking giant Republic Bank Ltd.

Over the past several years, maritime attacks have become more violent, more frequent and clearly more organized. It is believed that militant groups, particularly in South East Asia, are practicing hijacking ships for their possible use as weapons.

The Ministry of Education is unwittingly misleading the public as to the true performance of Jamaican students in traditional and non-traditional high schools, according to veteran educator and member of the Government's Task Force on Education, Dr. Ralph Thompson.