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Published:Tuesday | August 26, 2008 | 10:22 AM

The University and Allied Workers Union (UAWU) said it is still to receive a response from telecommunications company Cable and Wireless since it served a three-day ultimatum on the company yesterday.

Published:Tuesday | August 26, 2008 | 10:21 AM

The health ministry said it is moving to finalise the sale agreement for the St. Joseph hospital in Kingston.

Published:Tuesday | August 26, 2008 | 10:21 AM

Vacant posts in the judiciary are being advertised for the first time in legal history.

Published:Tuesday | August 26, 2008 | 10:20 AM

The meteorological Service is advising that Jamaicans can expect outbreaks of showers and thunderstorms tonight as Tropical Storm Gustav moves across the Caribbean.

Published:Monday | August 25, 2008 | 2:31 PM

The committee set up by the Prime Minister to organise welcome home celebrations for the country’s Olympians is expected to meet today to finalise plans.

Published:Monday | August 25, 2008 | 2:31 PM

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding is urging the nation to seize the moment of hope given to Jamaica by its athletes in Beijing, China and end the crime and violence.

Published:Monday | August 25, 2008 | 2:30 PM

A statue of late reggae legend Bob Marley has been unveiled in a small Serbian village during a rock festival as a token of peace in the Balkans.

Published:Monday | August 25, 2008 | 2:29 PM

Several traffic changes that should have been introduced last week in Lucea, Hanover are to take effect today.

Published:Saturday | August 23, 2008 | 2:30 PM

The Secretariat of the People\'s National Party says it will conclude the collection of group delegate nomination forms today at the Party’s Headquarters.

Published:Saturday | August 23, 2008 | 2:30 PM

Just under 300 Jamaicans will become certified owners of land titles within five days.

Published:Saturday | August 23, 2008 | 2:28 PM

Two men were shot dead by gunmen at Pen Road, York Town, Clarendon last evening.

Published:Saturday | August 23, 2008 | 2:09 PM

Jamaica ended the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China today with a bronze medal in the women’s 4 by 400 metre relay final at the Bird’s Nest Stadium.

Published:Friday | August 22, 2008 | 5:59 PM

The Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) is accusing the management of beverage producers, RST Industries Limited of using union busting tactics against employees seeking representation.

Published:Friday | August 22, 2008 | 5:57 PM

The executive of the Nurses Association of Jamaica, NAJ has given the government until the end of next month to settle on all the outstanding issues under the 2006/2008 heads of agreement.

Published:Friday | August 22, 2008 | 5:55 PM

The trailer driver who was yesterday taken into custody following a fatal motor vehicle crash in Kitson Town St. Catherine has been charged with thre counts of manslaughter.

Published:Friday | August 22, 2008 | 5:51 PM

Jamaica will try to add at least another medal to its tally on tomorrow’s final day of the 2008 Olympics at the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing, China.

Published:Friday | August 22, 2008 | 3:36 PM

The Government says it plans to increase the pool of funds available through the Students Loan Bureau, to ensure that students from poor families can have access to tertiary education.

Published:Friday | August 22, 2008 | 3:36 PM

An unidentified man was killed by a security guard in Beverly Hills, St. Andrew last night.

Published:Friday | August 22, 2008 | 3:35 PM

Rodger Thomas, 21, was killed and two others injured in a two-vehicle collision on the Clarendon Park main road.

Published:Friday | August 22, 2008 | 3:35 PM

Jamaica confirmed its new-found status as the greatest sprinting nation in the world, smashing the world record to win gold in the Men’s 4 by 100-metre Relay on today’s penultimate day of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.

Published:Friday | August 22, 2008 | 10:03 AM

Olympic champion and world record holder, Usain Bolt’s management team is moving to stem illegal use of the athlete’s name and image.

Published:Friday | August 22, 2008 | 10:02 AM

The Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA) said it would be closing its offices today as a mark of recognition for Jamaica’s Olympic team.

Published:Friday | August 22, 2008 | 10:02 AM

The St. Catherine Parish Council is to undertake a drain cleaning exercise in the flood prone Old Harbour Bay community next week.

Published:Friday | August 22, 2008 | 8:26 AM

Jamaica men’s 4 by 100-metre relay team blazed the track at the Beijing Olympics a short while ago to break another World record in 37.1 seconds.

Published:Thursday | August 21, 2008 | 6:08 PM

National Security Minister Colonel Trevor MacMillan is appealing to Jamaicans to support the police in their efforts to bring crime under control.

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