Candidates playing the numbers game
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson, athough the main draw at today's public session of his party's annual conference, could find himself sharing the spot light with the very persons trying to succeed him as People's National Party (PNP).
'JLP a hindrance'
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson yesterday blasted the Opposition for demonstrations it recently led against the Government and drastically rising price increases.
Final farewell for popular pharmacist, 'Dick' Kinkead
RELATIVES AND friends yesterday recalled the sporting and humanitarian qualities of the late pharmacist Richard 'Dick' Frank Kinkead during a thanksgiving service at the St. Andrew's Scot Kirk United Church, downtown Kingston.
Emancipation Declaration update
The long delayed Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica's (PSOJ) Emancipation Declaration is expected to be signed by all within the next two weeks, according to Beverly Lopez, the PSOJ's president.
Giving a helpful hand
DESPITE THE stigma associated with inner-city life in Montego Bay, a number of entities in the city have taken on the arduous of seeking to transform these areas through the implementation of social intervention pro-grammes providing hope to a deprived...
Retailers want inquiry into gas pricing policies
THE JAMAICA Gasolene Retailers' Association (JGRA) wants the Government to immediately launch an inquiry into the pricing policy of oil marketing companies.
Portland PC awaits Portia - Mayor yet to be appointed
SINCE THE appointment of Rupert Kelly to the position as chairman of the Portland Parish Council (PPC), but not as mayor, Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillors are in a restive mood over the new development.
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