Could Seaga's 'blunder' cost him?
OPPOSITION LEADER Edward Seaga's hold on power within the Jamaica Labour Party has been significantly weakened over the past several days, party supporters said on the weekend.

Golding expects mandate from delegates
DESPITE THE belated entrance of Audley Shaw in the race for the chairmanship of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) last week, Senator Bruce Golding says he is not perturbed by the move and believes delegates will push the birth of a new era come next...

SCJ owes millions in NIS funds
THE SUGAR Company of Jamaica (SCJ) has not made any payments to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) for several years, with arrears now at nearly $50 million. "They owe us millions of dollars and the bottom line is that we really need to collect from...

Déjà vu in the JLP
THE JAMAICA Labour Party's (JLP) 60th Conference has come and gone but in speeches before and after the deputy leaders' elections, party leader Edward Seaga created a storm and once again the internal squabble that dogged the party for years surfaced.

No covert alignment - Tufton
CHRISTOPHER TUFTON, president of G2K, the grouping of young professionals allied to the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), has denied the organisation's direct involvement in the party's internal elections amidst speculations that its support may have...

Proposal before US Congress could hurt local IT sector - Paulwell urges American investors to oppose suggestion
WESTERN BUREAU: MINISTER OF Technology, Phillip Paulwell has appealed to American investors to oppose a proposal before the United States Congress, that would force United States companies to indicate where call centres are located.

MP salary proposals
TERM OF REFERENCE 4: Consider whether the present formula and linkages should be maintained, modified or abandoned. RECOMMENDATION 2: The practice of linking the salaries of the parliamentarians and the Permanent Secretaries should be discontinued.