Low turnout mars Guild conference
A CONFERENCE organised by the University of the West Indies (UWI) Guild of Students to highlight the benefits and implications of trade liberalisation on the Jamaican economy failed to materialise, resulting in a premature end to the event.
High school diploma to replace SSC examinations
THE MINISTRY of Education will be phasing out the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination, replacing it with the high school diploma over the next two years.
SLB to step up loan collection
THE STUDENTS' Loan Bureau (SLB) will be stepping up its loan collection drive, by publishing in the press, an advertisement bearing the photographs of 'hardcore' delinquent borrowers on October 31.
Medical Act passed
THE HOUSE of Representatives last Tuesday passed legislation seeking to amend the Medical Act by stipulating that requirements of continued medical education be satisfied prior to the issuance of a practising certificate.
Golding calls for offshore health care
WESTERN BUREAU: OPPOSITION SENATOR Bruce Golding has called for the development of offshore health care facilities in Jamaica.
Dispute brews over post-'Ivan' repair
DANVILLE WALKER, executive director of the Office of National Reconstruction (ONR), is downplaying talks of a verbal sparring between his agency and the Desmond McKenzie-led Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation...
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