Pickersgill, Soares refuse to comment
BOTH TRANSPORT and Works Minister Robert Pickersgill and Sterling Soares, President of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), have steadfastly refused to speak with the media on the problem-plagued bus company.

JUTC NIGHTMARE: BEHIND THE DILEMMA - Too many accidents and defective buses
THE HIGH rate of accidents involving Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses is a major contributor to the poor financial state of the company.

JUTC NIGHTMARE - The need for better communication
THE MANAGEMENT of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) needs to listen to the organisation's employees more, say some who work for the state-owned bus company.

Oracabessa Primary to launch Boys Day
ORACABESSA, St. Mary: SIX HUNDRED and forty boys enrolled at the Oracabessa Primary will benefit from the launch of Boys Day 2003 and The 'Save A Boy' Mentorship Programme.

Ocho Rios PR manager named Sandals' best
SANDALS OCHO Rios' Ian Spencer has been named Public Relations Manager of the Year 2002 for the Sandals/Beaches Group.

Visitor arrivals set to push up hotel rates
WESTERN BUREAU: HOTEL RATES in the tourism sector could return to pre-September 11, 2001 status as early as February, if the current peak in visitor arrivals continues.

57-y-o missing
A 57-YEAR-OLD locksmith of Roehampton Close, Kingston 8, has been reported missing since Friday, January 17. The police say Earl Johnson, who is of a dark complexion, medium build and about 6 feet tall, was last seen wearing a sky-blue shirt, blue jeans.