PM outlines plan to make local businesses globally competitive
JAMAICAN BUSINESSES will soon have access to a new package of incentives that will put them in a position to meet international competition head-on, Prime Minister P.J. Patterson promised yesterday. The new package is split...

Labour Day projects in full flight
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson is expected to participate in the National Labour Day Project today on Arthur Wint Drive, St. Andrew. The National Labour Day project will involve the beautification of Arthur Wint Drive and the establishment of a Food...

J'can seaman wins US$7.6 million settlement
MIAMI (AP): A JURY awarded US$7.6 million to a Jamaican cruise line waiter who was hit by a metal winch on the ship, destroying his right eye and fracturing his...

Boys' Day affirms good male values
HOW TO solve disputes without fistfights or weapons was a frequently discussed topic at yesterday's Boys' Day at the St. Aloysius Primary School, Duke Street...

School violence escalates - Six cases of wounding in past two weeks
ANOTHER SCHOOLBOY was taken into police custody yesterday morning, following the stabbing of a colleague at the Papine High School, St. Andrew, Tuesday afternoon. It's reported that the 16-year-old Grade 10 student, who was accused of stabbing...