Economic analyst Anne Shirley has agreed with claims that the $544.7-billion budget crafted by the Government for the 2011-2012 fiscal year reflects a platform for a possible general election campaign.
The Government should be cautious about spending too much money on education while not creating jobs for citizens. That is according to Claudette Crooks, president of Money Masters Limited.
SPRINGFIELD, St. Thomas: Recognising the importance of health and wellness among members of the population, the National Heath Fund (NHF) last Saturday provided a variety of health tests and other goodies to residents of St Thomas.
Vision-impaired persons and those unfamiliar with Molynes Road should avoid walking on the eastbound sidewalk (travelling towards Half-Way Tree) at the Seaward Drive-Molynes Road-Toronto Avenue intersection (near Harillal's Hardware) and the bus stop near the Cyril Place intersection with Molynes Road
TESHA MILLER, the reputed leader of the Spanish Town-based Clansman gang, was yesterday sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment for robbery with aggravation.
THE POLICE yesterday recaptured Nicholas Nesbeth, an alleged key member of the Dog Paw criminal gang.Nesbeth, who was allegedly mistakenly released from police custody almost three months ago, was reportedly held...
NEWLY ELECTED St George's College head boy, Jezeel Martin, has criticised some of the country's elected officials, charging that they do not provide inspiration for young people.
TITCHFIELD, Port Antonio:THE QUARTET comprising three males and a female has distinguished itself among the ranks of past academic achievers at Titchfield High School in Port Antonio, Portland, and based on the students'...
WITH A drastic increase in the demand for pharmaceuticals and medical supplies in public-health facilities since the implementation of the no-user-fee policy, the Government is stepping up its efforts to effectively meet the...
THE GOVERNMENT is to spend slightly less on elections this year, figures contained in the 2011-2012 Estimates of Expenditure reveal.Some $761 million was spent on election-related activities last year, and the administration is proposing to spend $746.5...
OCHO RIOS, St Ann:JAMAICANS WILL see an improvement in the time it takes to process applications for buildings and subdivisions with the new Building Act being introduced by the Government.This is one of several ...
FALMOUTH, Trelawny:COMMUTERS IN Falmouth say they are experiencing difficulty getting public transportation to other areas of the parish, with children mostly affected.As a result of the development taking place...
THE FUEL tax is to contribute less money to the Road Maintenance Fund (RMF) this fiscal year.Some $1.4 billion is budgeted to flow into the RMF from the special consumption tax (SCT) of $8.75 that has been applied to fuel.Last year, the SCT contributed...
PASSLEY GARDENS, Portland:STUDENTS AT the College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE) in Portland were on Tuesday urged to become multi-skilled if they are to survive in the world ...
Word out of yesterday's meeting between Minister of Finance Audley Shaw and unions representing various public-sector workers is that despite the fact that only $4.6 billion has been allocated for retroactive salaries owed to public-sector workers ...
IF THERE is a silver lining behind the dark clouds of the tragedy that unfolded in Three Hills, St Mary, last Thursday, the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF) hopes that is the spotlight it will shine on the way...
The police force has been rewarded for its work in reducing crime over the past year with a sharp increase in its budget. In the 2011-2012 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in Parliament yesterday, the force was allocated $25.6 billion...
SUBVENTION TO the University of the West Indies (UWI) is to be reduced by more than $500 million while the University of Technology (UTech) is set to get $39 million more from the Government, figures contained in the Estimates of Expenditure...
