LIVING LARGE? $21m in travel over four years
WITH A roll of pricy New York hotels, thousands of U.S. dollars in entertainment money, fuel costs for travelling on a private aircraft, personal butlers, assistants and advisers, P.J. Patterson has managed to rack up a bill of more than $21 million...
Solid waste shake-up
AFTER $2 billion in contract breaches and charges of cronyism and corruption, the struggling National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) saga takes a new turn.
New body to monitor solid waste contracts
HAVING BEEN lashed by the Contractor General for its handling of contracts and other agreements, the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has established a procurement committee to monitor its contractual arrangements.
Denbigh show rolls on despite rain
HEAVY RAINS, which significantly damaged the agricultural sector earlier this year, did little to affect the display of Jamaica's best as farmers turned out in large numbers at the 53rd staging of the annual Denbigh Agricultural and Industrial Show...
PJ Patterson's collapsing legacy
THE MOST Honourable Prime Minister and President of the governing People's National Party (PNP), P.J. Patterson, after some thirteen years as Prime Minister, has recently advised the National Executive Council of the PNP that he intends to...
Portmore toll road controversy - Residents vow to fight on
THE VERDICT is in for phase one of the Portmore citizens versus Government construction of a toll road connecting Kingston to that community, but some residents of the St. Catherine housing development are adamant that the fight is far from over.
Lessons for Air Jamaica?
OVER THE last decade, the competitive environment for the international airline industry has changed significantly. It has become increasingly cut-throat due to deregulation, the reduction in barriers to entry, subsidised manufacturers...
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