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Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2008 | 12:27 PM

Children’s Advocate, Mary Clarke is renewing calls for more efforts to rid the streets of children during the Christmas season.

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2008 | 12:26 PM

Community Colleges are bracing for the effects of the economic crisis, which is already griping several sectors.

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2008 | 12:24 PM

Social commentator Dr Henle Morgan is calling for the government to put in place a policy that will provide for the needs of persons who farm and market agricultural produce.

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2008 | 12:23 PM

A motor vehicle crash in Westmoreland has claimed the life of an elderly woman.

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2008 | 12:22 PM

Transport and Works Minister Mike Henry says the government is seriously considering setting up a dedicated fund to repair farm roads island wide.

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2008 | 9:35 AM

Energy Minister Clive Mullings says the ministry has taken steps to eliminate problems with the supply of E10 gasolene to service stations.

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2008 | 9:34 AM

The Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) has given the government until the end of today to settle all outstanding allowances owed to its members.

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2008 | 9:33 AM

A Portland farmer is to appear in court this morning after being charged for chopping to death another farmer on December 6.

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2008 | 9:32 AM

The government is moving quickly to ensure that the 50 children who lost at least one of their parents in the tragic accident in Portland on Friday night are taken care of.

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2008 | 9:30 AM

Two members of the security forces who are charged with breaches of the Anti- Corruption Act are to again appear in the Buff Bay Resident Magistrates Court today.

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2008 | 9:28 AM

The union representing workers at J Wray and Nephew is to meet with the company’s management at the labour ministry today.

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2008 | 8:27 AM

Members of the Jamaica Air Traffic Controllers Association will be seeking to reach an agreement today during a meeting set for 10.00 a.m. at the finance ministry.

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2008 | 8:25 AM

The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) is appealing to the government to invest in the development of rural infrastructure, in particular, farm roads.

Published:Monday | December 22, 2008 | 4:58 PM

Investigators from the Narcotics Police and Operation Kingfish say they are expecting to make arrests soon following the seizure of nearly 500 kilograms of ganja on the weekend.

Published:Monday | December 22, 2008 | 4:57 PM

Sherika Phipps, 14 has been reported missing from her home at Seaton Crescent, Savanna-la-mar, Westmoreland since yesterday

Published:Monday | December 22, 2008 | 4:57 PM

Members of the Jamaica Air Traffic Controllers Association are hoping that a meeting at the Labour Ministry tomorrow will address concerns about salary and other work related issues.

Published:Monday | December 22, 2008 | 4:56 PM

The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) wants the government to move speedily in passing the revised Road Traffic Act.

Published:Monday | December 22, 2008 | 4:55 PM

The Dental Auxillary School in St Andrew has received support for its schools dental programme from the National Health Fund (NHF).

Published:Monday | December 22, 2008 | 1:29 PM

The union representing workers at J. Wray and Nephew has sought the Labour Ministry’s intervention in a dispute with the company’s management.

Published:Monday | December 22, 2008 | 1:28 PM

The gruesome traffic accident that left 14 people dead on Friday night has brought the number of persons killed on the roadways since the start of the year to 325.

Published:Monday | December 22, 2008 | 1:28 PM

A 53-year-old man died from injuries he sustained after he was hit from his bicycle by a car on Broughton main road, Westmoreland yesterday.

Published:Monday | December 22, 2008 | 1:27 PM

A policeman and policewoman who are charged with breaches of the Anti- Corruption Act are to appear in the Buff Bay Resident Magistrates Court in Portland this afternoon.

Published:Monday | December 22, 2008 | 8:35 AM

Telecommunications company LIME is accusing Digicel of discriminatory pricing following a decision by its competitor to hike the rate of calls from LIME landlines to Digicel mobiles.

Published:Monday | December 22, 2008 | 8:34 AM

The St Ann Parish Council will be implementing a number of traffic changes in the major towns in the parish to relieve congestion on the roads during the holiday season.

Published:Monday | December 22, 2008 | 8:34 AM

There could be much-needed repairs to some roads in Portland following last weekend’s fatal accident.

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