UDC gets new board
Three well-known government supporters have been named to a 14-member board of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), despite repeated criticisms about the number of Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) backers being appointed to state entities.
In Shields' own words
SEVEN DAYS after telling The Gleaner in an interview that he and the other British cops were not brought to Jamaica to "solve the crime problem", the country's crime chief, Mark Shields, said yesterday his statement was taken out of context.
Gov't appoints new ambassador to Venezuela
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr Kenneth Baugh, has announced the appointment of Delrose Montague as Jamaica's ambassador to Venezuela. A career foreign service officer, Montague has extensive experience in diplomacy...
'Employers' right to pretest recruits for HIV'
DR HORACE Chang, minister of water and housing, is proposing that pretesting for HIV before employment should be the right of the employer. However, Chang is warning against discrimination. He said HIV, which causes the chronic disease AIDS, should be...
California voters approve same-sex-marriage ban
LOS ANGELES (AP):Voters put a stop to same-sex marriage in California, dealing a crushing defeat to gay-rights activists in a state they hoped would be a vanguard, and putting in doubt as many as 18,000 same-sex marriages conducted since a court ruling...
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