Simpson Miller's message well-received at PSOJ forum - Pledges to fight against corruption, poverty
LIKE THE prodigal child of Biblical lore, Portia Simpson Miller returned to the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) fold yesterday at the Hilton Kingston hotel, vowing to preside over an administration of transparency...
Cabinet to get Kennedy Grove report by month-end
THE WATER and Housing Ministry will later this month submit a report to Cabinet on the Kennedy Grove housing scheme in Clarendon. The scheme had suffered severe flooding during the hurricane season late last year.
Brathwaite retains agri body post
CHELSTON BRATHWAITE will on Friday begin his second term as director general of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). He will serve until 2010.
Jamaica to host regional climate change conference
JAMAICA WILL host an inaugural regional climate change conference in April. The Caribbean Climate Change Conference (C3) is to be held at the Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay over two and a half days beginning Monday April 10.
What does climate change mean to us?
WHAT IS CLIMATE CHANGE? Scientific evidence suggests that some human actions, mainly the burning of large quantities of fossil fuels, can cause climate change.
Seaga has busy year as Distinguished Fellow
EDWARD SEAGA, a former Prime Minister, will as of this month be out of active representational politics for one year. In January last year, he accepted the position as a Distinguished Fellow on the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies...
Senior officers to retire from fire service in Jamaica
EMBATTLED CHAIRMAN of the Board of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Delroy Brown, is still in his capacity, despite pledging last year that 2006 would not see him in that position.
Jesuits get new Jamaican Regional Superior
FR. PETER-HANS Kolvenbach, S.J., the Superior General of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), has appointed Fr. Peter McIsaac, S.J. as the Regional Superior of the Jesuits in Jamaica. Fr. McIsaac will succeed Fr. Jim Webb, S.J...
Jamaican arrested for murder in St Lucia
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC): ST. LUCIA POLICE on Monday arrested a Jamaican in connection with the murder of a fellow national, whose body was found in the trunk of a vehicle last week.
Jamalco honours volunteers
Clarendon: BAUXITE COMPANY Jamalco awarded several of its workers who have volunteered 50 or more hours of community service at an award function held at the company's Halse Hall, Clarendon plant, last Thursday.
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