The Gleaner understands that Jamaican sprinting star Veronica Campbell-Brown had in fact declared using a product ahead of her positive drug test - a development, which could have a major impact on the outcome of the situation facing the 31-year-old....
The Customs Department has launched a probe into allegations that a major importer, operating out of western Jamaica, breached the Customs Act after failing to pay just under $1 billion in duties on meat and other...
Western Bureau: Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, while lauding the diaspora for its consistent benevolence, urged its members to now make the paradigm shift to partner with the Government in the innumerable investment opportunities available....
Western Bureau:In seeking to project Jamaica as a business-friendly destination, Julian Robinson, state minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, has indicated that investors could have their...
Western Bureau: An assertion by Dr Christopher Tufton that diaspora conferences have been a waste of time, runs contrary to the position of Opposition Leader Andrew Holness, says Milton Samuda, chairman of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO)....
With yet another controversy deepening in the Clarendon Parish Council, this time over the legality of a contract that established parking spaces under the previous administration, in 2009, The Gleaner has obtained...
A senior executive at the ATL Group has indicated that members of its pension scheme can expect an announcement soon about the benefits allocated to their accounts from the 2008 surplus distribution.This was part of the evidence given by David Davies,...
THE NATIONAL Irrigation Commission (NIC) has recorded $1.2 billion in losses of the precious commodity, representing 28 per cent of the water produced over the six-year period April 2006 to March 2012.In a performance audit of the NIC, the Auditor...
THE OFFICE of the Contractor General is reporting that the intensive probe into State Minister Richard Azan's involvement in the Spaldings Market debacle has "mushroomed into several issues of governance,...
Education Minister Ronald Thwaites is expected to update the nation today on the outcome of the 2013 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT).Thwaites told The Gleaner that today's press briefing would shed light on the...