PNP bias admitted in JUTC employment

STATE MINISTER in the Transport Ministry Dean Peart yesterday admitted that people have been employed to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) because of their connection to the ruling People's National Party (PNP).

Lascelles Chin eyes court date with Gov't
LOCAL PARTNERS in the aborted Jamaica Soya Products Industries are planning on taking the Government to court for compensation for the failed project. However, the local investors are not supporting the attempt to block Jamaica from extended CBI export..

JLP decries rate increase as 'outrageous'
THE JAMAICA Labour Party says the increases in telephone rates announced Monday are "outrageous" and a betrayal of the people. In a release on Wednesday, the opposition party's Standing Committee accused the government of, "betraying the Jamaican people.

'Health care system still has its challenges'

THERE IS a reason to celebrate, but health professionals must still remain aware of the challenges facing the health system, cautions Professor Errol Miller, Head of the Institute of Education at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus.

Space Imaging: Zooming in on Jamaica

IKONOS, THE world's first one-meter resolution commercial imaging satellite, is likely to be working for Jamaica in the very near future. The Government and private sector groups are presently assessing proposals from a New Kingston company, Spatial...

Library service budget cut
A $21 MILLION cut in its budget has forced the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) to scale down its book mobile service as well as reduce the amount spent on the purchase of books this year. Information coming out of the JLS yesterday is that the budget ...