JUTC to axe 300
SOME 300 employees of the state-owned Jamaica Urban Transit (bus) Company (JUTC) are to be sent home next week, as the first phase of a retrenchment based on recommendations made by Swedish experts comes into effect.
Bankruptcy filings will not affect Kaiser's Jamaica operations
KAISER INC. of the USA yesterday announced that nine of its wholly-owned subsidiaries had filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection there. These include the legal entities through which Kaiser owns interests in Jamaica.
Sangster Airport workers protest pension transfer
WESTERN BUREAU: SCORES OF Airports Authority of Jamaica workers at Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay, stopped working yesterday, demanding that their pensions be paid to them before the new operators take over the airport.
Cocaine smuggled in rum cream bottles
HER MAJESTY'S Customs and Excise (HMCE) reported on Monday that customs officers at Manchester airport, England, had discovered thousands of pounds worth of cocaine hidden in rum bottles.
Roger Clarke to meet JAS board
ROGER CLARKE, Minister of Agriculture, is to attend today's monthly meeting of the board of directors of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) at its head office, Church Street, Kingston.
House paves way for Commission on early childhood development
A COMMISSION is to be set up to co-ordinate and oversee early childhood development in Jamaica.
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