'Garrison label must go'

OPPOSITION LEADER Portia Simpson Miller yesterday rejected the garrison label that has been plastered over several of the country's communities, arguing that it unfairly paints residents in a negative light....

Acting UDC boss to address Christie's probe

DESMOND ARNOLD Young, the civil engineer who has been appointed acting general manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), will have the task of responding to a detailed request from the Office...

Nelson, Shaw back in Cabinet

THE CABINET of newly inaugurated Prime Minister Andrew Holness now comprises three members. A day after his historic elevation to the seat of head of government...

'I am done with representational politics'

BUSINESSMAN Wayne Chen has dismissed as rumours, talk that he would be contesting the Central Manchester seat on a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) ticket."I am done with representational politics," Chen, who contested the North East Manchester seat...

Kartel slapped with another murder charge

There are indications that Jamaican dancehall star, Adidja Palmer, more popularly known as Vybz Kartel, is being investigated in connection with a series of violent incidents, stretching from St Catherine...

Shaw takes back oath to the Queen

THERE WAS an unusual hiccup at yesterday's swearing-in ceremony for Finance Minister Audley Shaw at King's House in St Andrew. King's House handed Shaw an outdated 'oath of office' and the minister proceeded...

Fisher refuses to disclose Holness' meeting agenda

DIRECTOR OF Elections Orrette Fisher has refused to say whether Prime Minister Andrew Holness has enquired of him whether his office is prepared for a general election.Fisher, who was summoned to Jamaica House...

PNP demands details of Gov't IMF proposal

WITH questions lingering about the state of the country's loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) wants the Government to tell the country what adjustments it will make...

No plans to sell company, says Flow

COLUMBUS COMMUNICATIONS, the parent company of Flow, has said there are no plans now, or in the foreseeable future, to sell the company.The statement follows a recent report in The Sunday Gleaner quoting Robert Almeida, executive director of AIC Global...

Quake claims 279, rescue continues

ERCIS, Turkey (AP): Distraught Turkish families mourned outside a mosque or sought to identify loved ones among rows of bodies yesterday as rescue workers scoured debris for survivors after a 7.2-magnitude quake that killed at least 279 people....

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