New law to control salaries coming
A PUBLIC Bodies Act aimed at establishing wage guidelines for civil servants is being drafted in the wake of the controversy over public sector salary packages which rocked the Government towards the end of 1999. Robert Martin, deputy financial...

Principals' reactions to 'White Paper'

A PROPOSAL that principals and vice-principals of public schools be employed on performance-based contracts has been welcomed by some principals and frowned on by others. Prime Minister P. J. Patterson announced the measure last week while commenting...

Load-shedding affecting economic growth - JMA
HARD HIT by the load-shedding exercise now being conducted by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo), manufacturers say the power cuts will affect government's projections for economic growth. "The power cuts will have negative implications for...

Grace Nasdaq listing delayed

GRACE, KENNEDY and Company's plan to be listed on the US high-growth and technology stock exchange, NASDAQ, has been put on hold because of the nature of the stock market at this time, according to the company's chairman and chief executive officer...

Universities urged to connect with society
FACULTY MEMBERS and visitors to the University of Technology's (UTech) 14th annual anniversary lecture on Monday were challenged to adopt a more community-based approach to education. Guest speaker at the event, Dr. Freeman Hrabowski 111, president...