Jobs under threat - Labour minister says companies planning to send home hundreds - Points to global economic meltdown as cause of problems
An impending wave of job cuts triggered by the slowdown of the global economy has spurred Jamaica's Labour Minister Pearnel Charles to schedule a meeting with trade unions next week to head off the developing crisis. According to Charles, several companies...
'Try staggering work hours'
Chief executive officer of Boss Furniture Omar Azan says busi-nesses may have to consider staggering the working hours of employees in an effort to prevent job losses in the incoming year."You don't want to just get rid of people in this crisis.
Parents, face up
During a Gleaner Editors' Forum on parenting, held at the newspaper's North Street, central Kingston, offices yesterday, leaders in the field were asked to recommend solutions to help mothers and fathers become better parents.
If you lose your job ...Don't cash that cheque
Management consultant Dr Leahcim Semaj is urging persons who might lose their jobs in the next few months not to immediately cash their redundancy payments."For many persons, the redundancy cheque could be the most money they see at any one time and they see this as a windfall...
King, queen state visit still on - Silva
Spanish Ambassador Jesús Silva yesterday said the state visit of the king and queen of Spain is still on. King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sophia will likely travel to Jamaica in February next year.
Killancholly murder suspect confesses
The mother of the three children who were murdered at Killancholly, St Mary, in January 2005 wept uncontrollably in court yesterday as she heard the confession statement of 34-year-old security guard Jeffrey Perry, who is accused of the triple...
Jamaica boldly facing challenges
Today, The Gleaner presents the views of Earl Moore, president and CEO of Guardian Life Limited, on the positive traits of Jamaica as a nation.For me, what's right with Jamaica are the efforts to improve education. The progress may seem slow and, to some, invisible.
Jamaican parenting in crisis
Poor parenting in Jamaica is now a crisis, according to experts in attendance at a Gleaner Editors' Forum yesterday.According to them, parenting is facing a national dilemma that is being fuelled by watered down values and a continued failure to plan...
Three suspects held in Norwood killing
WESTERN BUREAU: Three men have been taken into custody in connection with a gun attack in which four persons, including a 13-year-old boy, were killed in the volatile community of Hendon/Norwood, early yesterday morning."Three prime suspects were picked...
Jamaica may suffer greatly from economic woes - Seaga
Jamaica may be about to suffer the worst economic crisis in the country's history, according to former Prime Minister Edward Seaga.Seaga, who was yesterday addressing a National Council on Youth Leadership at the University of the West Indies, Mona...
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