Bus fares go up
A NEW bus fare structure takes effect tomorrow in the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region and it is expected to earn the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) $2.5 billion during the next 12 months. This would increase the company's revenue intake...

Tony Irons retires as Permanent Secretary

YESTERDAY, AFTER 23 years as the labour relations czar at the Ministry of Labour, North Street, central Kingston, Anthony Irons, O.J., finally retired from the formal post of Permanent Secretary. However, Mr. Irons will remain at the Ministry as...

Sugar industry must remain - Haye-Webster says it is important to economy of South Central St. Catherine

MEMBER OF Parliament for South Central St. Catherine, Sharon Hay-Webster (PNP), has warned that if the sugar industry dies, areas of her constituency and other communities dependent on the industry would die with it. Mrs. Hay-Webster was expressing...

Harbour plans await approval

PORT ANTONIO, Portland: THE REDEVELOPMENT plan for the Port Antonio West Harbour is now awaiting final approval from the Portland Parish Council, after which work should begin within two weeks.

Bakers, Bureau of Standards agree on industry requirements
BAKERS NOW have permission from their association to allow officials from the Jamaica Bureau of Standards (JBS) to assess and inspect their businesses. Herma Perkins-Sutherland, president of the Bakers' Association of Jamaica, gave the go-ahead on...