Transport Minister Mike Henry is scheduled to meet with several taxi associations at 1 p.m. tomorrow afternoon to discuss the recently announced 25 percent fare increase.
Several business people in Ocho Rios whose establishments were flooded last month are fearful that they could suffer a similar fate if remedial work is not done as quickly as possible.
The Hunts Bay police in St Andrew are investigating the circumstances, which led to the death of a businessman at Oak Glade Road in Kingston 11 last night.
Ocho Rios businessman, Dani Gonzales remains in hospital in serious but stable condition after he was shot in the head at his business place yesterday evening.
A demonstration by residents at Snow Hill in Portland has led to a halt in roadwork being carried out by a team assigned to Pihl Construction Company, the contractors of Highway 2000.
Agriculture Minister, Christopher Tufton is today expected to meet with his Cuban counterpart to sign an agreement for increased cooperation in several areas.
Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) said it would not enter into any new agreement with the government until several outstanding issues for the 2006/2008-contract period are settled.
The National Association of Taxi Operators (NATO) said it will shortly be signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with vocational training institute, HEART Trust NTA for the training of route bus and taxi operators.
Guyana’s state television and radio, National Communications Network (NCN), has now placed a ban on the music of Jamaican artistes Mavado and Bounty Killer, who were both banned from performing in that country last week by the government.
The court-appointed co-interim receiver manager for Cash Plus Limited, Kevin Bandoian is expected to make a report to the court on the state of the company’s finances today.
Prime Minister Bruce Golding announced that government would be providing an office in all 60 constituencies for each Member of Parliament (MP) over the next three years.
