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In 2004, over 21 people have been so far killed by police bullets. Most of these matters remain under investigation while some have already headed to the courts, where a magistrate-acting as coroner-will determine the fate of the officer who allegedly pulled the trigger. This month alone, six young men lost their lives at the hands of the police.

Diego Martin West MP Dr Keith Rowley is appealing to residents in the Carenage area who may have information about the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Sherman Monsegue to cooperate fully with the police investigators.

The Police Federation - which represents the more than 7,000 rank and file members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force - says it will not support the government's plan to recruit cops from overseas, as part of the administration's strategy to deal with run-away crime.

The administration announced last night that it is attempting to recruit foreign police officers to work in Jamaica and said that requests are being processed by foreign governments.

A carnival atmosphere erupted on the quiet Morne Rogue Ground, St George?s, Grenada, on Monday, as a host of T&T soca stars celebrated Caribbean Star Airlines? fourth anniversary. The show attracted hundreds of islanders.

Only a day after the Government announced its new crime fighting initiative ? 'Operation Kingfish'? marauding gunmen were at it again, killing four persons in the Corporate Area and Spanish Town, including a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor caretaker.

PORT OF SPAIN, Oct 20 (IPS) - Friends and relatives of Sherman Monseque blocked the streets along the western main road in Trinidad last weekend demanding an investigation into his death.

The latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI) of Transparency International (TI) has shown that this country continues to be perceived as more corrupt despite claims by Prime Minister Patrick Manning that his government is being seen as one of anti-corruption.

The perception that Jamaica is corrupt has worsened in the past year, pushing its ranking on Transparency International's Corruption Perception index to 74 out of 146 countries, down 17 places from its 2003 position.

Long derided as "chi-chi men," gays furious about Jamaican artists' homophobic lyrics have launched a tactical counter-offensive that could impact the entire dancehall music industry -- and possibly Jamaica's notoriously gay-bashing culture itself.