Assets frozen
The AssetsRecovery Agency got orders yesterday from the Supreme Court to freeze the multimillion-dollar assets of the Jamaican woman who was charged this year after more than US$1.3 million (J$91 million) was found in a freezer at her house....
EOJ, Ombudsman move to quash election violence
In an effort to end the existing political tension in two constituencies, the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) and Political Ombudsman, Bishop Herro Blair, have called a meeting for today with four candidates. The candidates called to the meeting ...
Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) has tasks for new Government
The Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) wants the new government to allow senior teachers who transfer to other schools to retain their status. It also wants newly retired teachers to start receiving pension three months after retirement as opposed to three to four years after....
Cabinet approves contracts to build schools
Cabinet has approved three multimillion-dollar contracts for the construction of two new schools and to provide more classrooms and administrative facilities at another institution. SWC Woodwork and Construction Limited received a contract worth more...
Nine new poor relief officers trained
The nation's poor relief system will receive a well-deserved boost with the certification of nine formally trained poor relief officers yesterday, for the first time in 10 years. The training was done to address the need for adequately trained staff members ...
'People's National Party (PNP) Disability Act deadline unrealistic'
Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities, Ransford Wright, has described as unrealistic, promises made by the People's National Party (PNP) to pass the National Disability Act by December. "I don't think that it is a realistic deadline," ...
National Housing Trust's (NHT) policy shift - Benefits favour lower-income contributors
A change in the housing benefits policy will now see the organisation awarding points for its scheme selection system in favour of lower income contributors.At the same time, the NHT has also reduced its interest rates on interim financed loans to a range of seven per cent...
Two sought in St James double murder
WESTERN BUREAU: Investigators in Westmoreland, Hanover and St. James are seeking two men who, they believe, can assist them in their probe into last week's double murder of a German national and her fiancé. Their identities have not been released, as crime sleuths...
Alleged Norwood killers offered bail
WESTERN BUREAU: The unexplained absence of the investigating officer and the main eyewitness in the case against four men charged for the 2006 murders of five persons in Norwood, St. James, may have forced Resident Magistrate Wilson Smith to offer them bail after a year in custody.
National Health Fund (NHF) claims reach $1.3b
Four years after the National Health Fund (NHF) processed its first claim for payment for the NHFCARD on August 14, 2003, the NHF, up to Tuesday, had paid out over $1.295 billion to participating pharmacies to cover subsidy payments for 1.9 million prescriptions...
Organization of American States (OAS) assistant secretary to arrive today
Albert R. Ramdin, assistant secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS) will be arriving in Jamaica today for a two-day visit. While in the island, he will hold talks with government leaders, electoral authorities and representatives from the different political...
Montego Bay murder baffles sleuths
WESTERN BUREAU: Detectives in St. James were left puzzled yesterday afternoon about the motive for the killing of the general manager of the Montego Bay branch of Minott's Services. Workers cried openly, describing their boss as the best person...
Preparing for government
As I worked with Michael Manley, my thoughts about what governing a nation ought to be, continued to develop into some serious political musings. It was a constant internal debate with the self that had my mind entrenched in probing the plethora of angles that politics typically....
Colour and nostalgia mark Independence festivities in UK
A capacity crowd filled the large reception room and terrace of the Jamaican High Commission in South Kensington, London, England, on August 6 for the Independence Day celebrations. Representatives from community and church organisations all over Britain...
BOMAS OF KENYA: A journey into the past
Africa. A continent of diversity and mystery with a very rich and eclectic history. Fossilised remains of the first humans who walked the Earth have been found there, confirming in the minds of many that this great continent is the birth place of all life and civilisation.
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