Probe into collapse - Work ceases on Bahía for another five days
Work on the problem-plagued Bahía Príncipe Hotel construction site in Pear Tree Bottom, St. Ann, has been suspended for at least another five days. The move is to facilitate investigations into the cause of Wednesday's accident at the site which cost...
'Miss Lou was royalty' - Jamaicans in Canada remember, pay homage
It was a fitting send-off in Toronto yesterday for Louise Bennett-Coverley, 'Miss Lou', Ambassador and Special Envoy of Jamaica. In the huge Revivaltime Tabernacle, teeming with more than 2,000 well-wishers, friends and family members...
Fire service accused of selling water
Western Bureau: The national fire service is being accused of selling water provided free of cost to service the nation's fire hydrants after fire personnel from the St. James Fire Department were reportedly caught selling the commodity to a hotel...
Lepto scare
If People are not careful, the country could see another major outbreak of leptospirosis, according to Dr. Paul Brown, lecturer in the Medical Sciences Faculty at the University of the West Indies (UWI).
Doctors give Government of Jamaica ultimatum
Dr. Myrton Smith, president of the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA), is threatening disruption in the health sector if the Government failed to put an improved offer on the table when they meet next...
Court of Appeal warns gangs
The Court of Appeal has issued a stern warning that gang members who invade homes and commit murders must expect stiff prison terms if the death sentence is not appropriate. The warning was made when the court dismissed the appeal...
Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) workers threaten more strike action
Hundreds of Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) workers are threatening more strike action today after staying off the job yesterday morning in a push for improved wages. Rudolph Muir, deputy governor at the bank with responsibility for public relations, told...
JPS equipment being shipped off - Mullings
The Opposition is claiming that equipment from the Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd. (JPS) has been shipped overseas to improve external generating interests of Atlanta-based 80 per cent...
Flight from Lebanon
WESTERN BUREAU: What should have been three hours by road to Damascus, Syria, turned into 11 grueling ones, as Israeli rockets destroyed main thoroughfares and escape routes out of the war-torn Middle-East country of Lebanon.
Public to have a say in the Minerals Bond
The National Minerals and Quarry Rehabilitation Bond policies are to be completed and presented to Cabinet for ratification in early September. "These policies are intended to assist in ensuring greater order within the minerals industry," said Victor...
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