Something fishy in Old Harbour
Honk Honk! A giant truck powered down the narrow roadway and a little boy wearing a khaki shirt and a wrinkled pair of pants had to almost dive out of its way. A wiry man carrying a bag filled with bottled water was standing nearby and yelled...
Electricity theft could pinch JPS's pocket
The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) on Tuesday warned that the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) could incur further financial losses if it failed to reduce electricity theft by the next tariff review due in 2009.
GLEANER EDITORS' FORUM - 'More power for Contractor General'
The Jamaica Labour Party has renewed a call for more power to be given to the Office of the Contractor General. Shadow spokesperson for local government, Shahine Robinson, made the call Tuesday during a Gleaner Editors' Forum...
Jamaica gets new EC ambassador
A new European Commission Ambassador has been appointed to Jamaica. He is Marco Mazzocchi Alemanni. Ambassador Alemanni replaces Ambassador Gerd Jarchow who served in Jamaica for six years.
'New security system at KPH, VJH flawed'
An attempt Wednesday to improve security conditions at the Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee hospitals did not quite work out, forcing the hospitals' administrations to revert to their normal ticketing system.
St Martin moves on immigration problem
Any person living illegally on the island of St. Maarten/St. Martin who entered after 2005, will have to leave as soon as proposals submitted to the island's governing body are implemented. The development...
Talks of air conditioning overcapacity at Sandals
A consultant engineer who provided services related to the Sandals Whitehouse project gave further cause for concern Tuesday regarding alleged air conditioning overcapacity at the hotel. Consultant Engineer Basil Nelson told Parliament's...
Ganja find in Ewarton
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: The police in Ewarton, St. Catherine, yesterday seized ganja weighing more than 300 lb during a morning raid in the Ewarton area of the parish. They are also searching for a group of men who they said eluded ...
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