National Contracts Commission gets new head
LEO LAWSON, a registered professional engineer, has been appointed chairman of the National Contracts Commis-sion, set up in October 1999 to oversee the award of public sector contracts for goods, works and services. He replaces Gordon Wells, a former...

End persecution of journalists ­ CPU
EDITORS AND publishers, who are members of the Common-wealth Press Union (CPU), made a strong call last Friday for an end to obstruction and persecution of journalists in the pursuit of their jobs. The call was issued by delegates from 47 countries who..

JTA lashes Ministry programme
THE REHABILITATION programme for students who show disruptive and violent behaviour is now in operation and has already come under fire from the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA). The structure of the new programme, which relies primarily on...

Cable applications trickle in
ONLY FIVE applications have been received by the Broadcasting Commission, one month after it began accepting applications for about 170 available subscriber television (STV) hardwire licences. According to Jackie Jackson, information officer at the...