Property taxes hiked - Majority of land owners to pay between $100 and $200 per month
LOCAL GOVERNMENT Minister Arnold Bertram last night announced increases in property taxes which would see the majority of property owners paying between $100 and $200 per month. Mr. Bertram, however, told the House of...
Frome Tech expels 10 students
WESTMORELAND: THE FROME Technical High School board voted unanimously yesterday to expel 10 students who were involved in machete-wielding gang brawl on the school compound on May 6. Chairman for the school board...
JPSCo applies rate increase
CUSTOMERS OF the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) will be paying about six per cent more on their electricity bills this month, the company said last night. In a statement, the JPSCo attributed the rising costs to an annual inflation adjustment...
'Let's make Jamaica nice and clean'- Labour Day to coincide with islandwide clean-up
FOR MANY people Labour Day is just another public holiday while for others it is the one day to engage in collective community work. All over the world, from Europe to North America, countries celebrate Labour Day...
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MEMBERS OF the Optimist Club of Manor Park, assisted by the Cassava Piece Community, the Constant Spring Police (Community Service Unit) and the Parent Teachers Association of the Lalyce Gray Basic School, will be planting trees and cleaning the...
Shake-up looms at JTB Simpson Miller challenges JHTA
THE JAMAICA Tourist Board (JTB) is likely to have several new directors by next week, The Gleaner has learnt. Responding to calls from the hotel sector for her to engineer a restructuring of the JTB, Tourism Minister Portia Simpson Miller has...
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