Kraal's suspect arrest concerns JFJ
JAMAICANS FOR Justice (JFJ), the human rights lobby group, said yesterday that it was "deeply disturbed" by the continued detention of Robert 'Mackerel' Miller by the police in connection with the controversial shooting of four people at Kraal...
Illegal sand mining hampering Rio Grande rafting
PORTLAND: DESPITE BEING hampered by sand mining activities, Rio Grande rafting, Portland's main tourism attraction, remains in full operation under the management of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo).
Doctors hold obstetrics, gynaecology symposium
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: DOCTORS OF the Mandeville Region Hospital's Obstetrics and Gynaecology department held a symposium at the International Chinese Restaurant conference room on Monday, May 19, to update their skills.
Principal blocked out of school
SANTA CRUZ: RESIDENTS OF Russell district, a community about eight miles from Santa Cruz, blocked the gate to the Russell All-Age School yesterday after a student who had been involved in a fight with another...
Islington Basic School, centre of Labour Day project
PORT ANTONIO: ALL EYES will be focused on Islington, St. Mary, on Labour Day 2003, where the national project, the Islington Basic School, is slated to be completed.
WINDALCO head retires early
MANAGING DIRECTOR of West Indies Alumina Company (WINDALCO), formerly ALCAN Jamaica, Patrick McIntosh, is to go on early retirement effective August 1, 2003.
Eagle Merchant board member to testify in Chen Young's case
DAISY COKE, chairman of the Public Service Commission, who was a member of the board of Eagle Merchant Bank, is to testify today in the government's billion-dollar lawsuit against Dr. Paul Chen Young and his companies.
Consumer group issues warning
THE CONSUMER Affairs Commission (CAC) has issued a warning to consumers against four businesses.
Labour advisory body debates work permit issue
THE ISSUING of work permits by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security to foreigners for work that can be handled by Jamaicans is one of several issues which arose during yesterday's meeting of the Labour Advisory Committee (LAC).
Davies seeks backing from House for 90m euro loan
FINANCE AND Planning Minister, Dr. Omar Davies, will next week ask the House of Representatives to guarantee a 90 million-euro (US$104 million) loan to support the struggling sugar industry.
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