Spurred into action by a photograph published in The Gleaner last Saturday, the Office of the Public Defender is to move to protect small vendors (hawkers and pedlars) whose goods are repeatedly seized by the police....
The mother of a seven-year-old blind and brain-damaged girl has filed a suit against the East Regional Health Authority to recover damages for failure by its doctors to refer the child to an ophthalmologist...
The long-running impasse between the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) and the Ministry of Education over the appointment of Alphansus Davies as chair of the Teachers' Service Commission (TSC) could soon end as the ministry says it is prepared ...
MONTEGO BAY, St James: The National Works Agency (NWA) says a section of the King Street to Green Pond roadway in Montego Bay, St James, will be closed for five days, starting today, to facilitate the removal of worn asphalt."...
Today's planned reopening of the Bog Walk gorge has been delayed. Up to Tuesday, the National Works Agency had assured that the reopening was on schedule, but yesterday it was announced that the work being carried...
Six-year-old Howard Johnson Jr was very excited to start his first day at Allman Town Primary this September. He had just graduated from Torrington Early Childhood Institute and was ready to start 'big school'. Today, less than a month before the start...
The Office of the Public Defender has decided to swim against the tide of public opinion by taking up the fight of persons hurt by the Government's decision to shut down the scrap-metal industry. The public defender's...
WESTERN BUREAU: The security guard accused of killing British consul John Terry will have his case mentioned on September 9 in order to facilitate his lawyer's receipt of statement copies from the prosecution....
Professor Rosalea Hamilton, president of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Alliance, says complaints by its members to regulators about sharp increases in electricity bills, following the installation of new Jamaica Public Service Company...
Financial Secretary Wesley Hughes is dismissing concerns that the country could be in dire straits because of its inability to draw down on an estimated US$300 million under the standby agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)....
DESPITE SOME adverse findings, the commissions set up by the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the People's National Party (PNP) to investigate and clear candidates for the general elections due 2012 has been working...
JEFFREY TOWN Farmers Association of western St Mary was on Monday recognised for its strides in self-reliance, winning the Michael Manley Award for Community Self-Reliance at the Little Theatre in St Andrew....
Not even the inclement weather could dampen the lively spirit of patrons who turned out Monday for the annual Emancipation Day Donkey Racing in Top Hill, St Catherine.Names such as 'Star Boy', 'Beer', 'Radigon', 'Blue' and 'Long Distant Stulla',...
Lamenting the inconvenience of the one-month closure and how it has affected their livelihood, motorists and vendors yesterday declared they were ecstatic that the Bog Walk gorge in St Catherine is on schedule to be reopened tomorrow....
A UNIVERSITY of Technology lecturer has urged caution on any possible move to liberalise the distribution of energy. Darron Thomas, a specialist in competition in markets, told a Gleaner Editors' Forum last week...
Seeking to allay public concerns caused by a spate of gruesome murders in recent weeks, the police yesterday reported that they have made "substantial progress" in their investigation of the crimes...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Government has moved to assure the nation that the deal to divest Frome, Bernard Lodge and Monymusk sugar estates to COMPLANT International Sugar Industry Company Limited is still on track....
WESTERN BUREAU: WITH THE completion of the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Jamaica has made a giant step in establishing itself as a serious contender in the business-tourism market. The facility, which is the first of its kind...
THE HOLY Trinity Roman Catholic Cathedral is to host a Mass in memory of the late Professor Barry Chevannes on Friday. "The Mass being held will celebrate Professor Chevannes' life and contribution to church music....
DR HORACE Chang, minister of housing, environment and water, says work will commence on 5,000 additional starter units this year to increase the number of units being developed to 11,000 by the end of the 2011-12 fiscal year....
WESTERN Bureau: Almost a year after signing a deal with the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) to acquire Frome, Monymusk and Bernard Lodge sugar estates, Chinese firm COMPLANT International Sugar Industry Company Limited are reportedly expressing reservations about the arrangement....
THE JAMAICA Public Service Company (JPS) says it is moving with dispatch to regularise 106,000 households stealing electricity from its power lines. The utility company has declared it has made significant inroads...
A GROWING micro business may not generate the level of income that can cover the emergency needs of the entrepreneur, says marketing coordinator at JN Small Business Loans Limited (JNSBL), Donna Irving...
Drums beat the language of freedom Sunday night at Emancipation Jubilee 2011 in Seville, St Ann, paying respects to ancestors who fought and died to break the bonds of slavery over 170 years ago. A huge audience turned out...
MINISTER OF Youth, Sports and Culture Olivia Grange, has urged Jamaicans to use the period of Independence to renew their commitment to the country.Grange was speaking at the Independence thanksgiving church service held on Sunday at Rehoboth Gospel...
