Senate passes legal aid bill
The Senate on Friday passed a bill to amend the Legal Aid Act to make the services of a legal professional available for the interview of the alibi witness of a person charged with an offence.
Opposition senators attack NSWMA on garbage collection
The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) was criti-cised in the Senate on Friday for its poor collection of garbage in the corporate and rural areas. The criticisms were mounted by Opposition...
Government of Jamaica moves to implement 'Vision 2025'
The government is moving to implement a national development strategy, to guide economic and social development efforts up to the year 2025. The strategy called 'Vision 2025', will involve participation from all stakeholders in the society...
Land titles to be made available on website
The National Land Agency says come January, all existing land titles will be available at its eLandjamaica website. And according to the agency's Director of Business Development and Technology....
Visas for World Cup
PORT-OF-SPAIN (Trinidad Express): CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) nationals will get new high-tech visas to be used for travel during the Cricket World Cup next year. Global technology company, 3M, is supplying the visas.
Sugar, a sweet poison
The average American consumes an astounding two to three pounds of sugar each week. Sugar consumption has gone from only five pounds per year in 1900 to the current level of 135 pounds per person per year, and Jamaicans are closely...
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