Brave act gains ISCF cop national honour

With four years under his belt as a member of the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF), 25-year-old Jermaine Burgher got his 'baptism of fire' just three years on the job when he came face to face with a vicious gunman...

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Local farmers disorganised ... and losing

New Trespass Act to deal with squatting

THE GOVERNMENT is taking steps to develop a new Trespass Act to deal with the vexing issue of land tenure and squatting in Jamaica.The current Trespass Act was established around 175 years ago and the Government is seeking to bring this archaic law into...

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Junior Sunshine Girls fixed on medal

With just under four months to go before the start of the World Youth Netball Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, Jamaica Netball Association's (JNA) president Marva Bernard said the junior Sunshine Girls have their eyes...

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Credit bureaus get BOJ green light

CRIF NM Credit Assure Limited and Creditinfo Jamaica Limited have received final approval from the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), clearing the way for the credit bureaus to begin issuing credit reports.The approval followed audits...

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Script trips 'Departure in the Dark' - University Players an enduring theatre group

An otherwise admirable woman, my paternal grandmother treated her maids (called 'helpers' nowadays) like ...well, very badly...

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Facilitating corruption

On Wednesday last, this newspaper exposed the absolutely scandalous situation of widespread breaches of the Corruption (Prevention) Act by our public servants...

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JBDC helping small businesses

THE JAMAICA Business Development Corporation staged its sixth annual Small Business Expo at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, recently, that saw many small, micro and even large corporate entities turning out to partake...

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