US tightens entry criteria - Public officials face close scrutiny for 'acts of corruption'
WASHINGTON D.C.: AS THE United States Government continues to implement stringent measures to protect its borders, Jamaicans, especially public officials...

Minister says Portmore ready for municipality
THE FUNDING of the Municipality of Portmore will come from already established sources, including property taxes, motor vehicle licences, user fees and charges such as trade licences...

PAC wants review of patient assessment system - Auditor-General cites sloppiness in Health Ministry's accounting practices
WITH NEARLY $300 million in user fees owed to hospitals across the island, Parliament's Public Accounts Committee has recommended a review of the system of assessing patients to determine those who are unable to pay.

WINDALCO contracts out mining
ABOUT 50 employees of the West Indies Alumina Company (WINDALCO) are to be made redundant by tomorrow, as the company contracts out its Kirkvine Mines and related facilities to the Australian mining company, Henry Walker Eltin (HWE).

Gov't abandons plans to remove Mona squatters
SQUATTERS AT Mona Commons, St. Andrew are unlikely to be moved to a single location, as was originally intended by the Government.