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Careless imports - JAS president appeals to Gov't, private sector to buy local

Published:Thursday | November 8, 2018 | 12:00 AMChristopher Serju/ Gleaner Writer

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) Lenworth Fulton has charged the Government and the private sector to provide greater support to local farmers by utilising more Jamaican produce. This is necessary, he said, to reduce the heavy...

Drink manufacturers cutting back on sugar, says minister

Published:Thursday | November 8, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says that he is pleased with the level of cooperation being shown by manufacturers who are putting plans in place to comply with the January deadline to reduce the sugar content in beverages sold to schools and...

Fulton: Put bite into Eat Jamaican Campaign

Published:Thursday | November 8, 2018 | 12:00 AMChristopher Serju/ Gleaner Writer

The time is long overdue for consumers, farmers, and the Jamaican economy to begin to benefit in a tangible way from the Eat Jamaican Campaign, which is now in its 15th year, according to President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) Lenworth...

US-Ja still strong - Johnson Smith

Published:Thursday | November 8, 2018 | 12:00 AMSyranno Baines/ Gleaner Writer

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister Senator Kamina Johnson Smith is not expecting any changes to bilateral relations with the United States given the outcome of Tuesday's mid-term elections."Jamaica's relationship with the US has always been...

‘Chucky’ Brown Trial | Defence likens INDECOM assistant commissioner to 'snake'

Published:Thursday | November 8, 2018 | 12:00 AMNickoy Wilson/Gleaner Writer

Defence attorney Norman Godfrey told jurors yesterday to prevent injustice by returning a verdict of not guilty to each of the five counts on the indictment against murder accused Constable Collis 'Chucky' Brown.While presenting his closing...

Petrojam: Bankrupt firm doesn't owe us US$3m

Published:Thursday | November 8, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, has issued a statement refuting assertions from the Opposition that it has failed to collect US$3 million from a Greek fuel trading company that has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States."...

More Windrush J'cans confirmed as British citizens

Published:Thursday | November 8, 2018 | 12:00 AMSyranno Baines/ Gleaner Writer

Kamina Johnson Smith, Jamaica's minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade, has confirmed that 1,093 persons of Jamaican heritage have received documentation confirming their British status while a further 722 were granted citizenship under the...

Ambassador: Brazil will not support military intervention in Venezuela

Published:Thursday | November 8, 2018 | 12:00 AMPaul Clarke/Gleaner Writer

Brazil will not be part of any plans to use military intervention in Venezuela, says Carlos Michaelsen den Hartog, Brazilian ambassador to Jamaica.He said that more should be done to find a lasting solution to the crisis in the oil-rich South...

Opposition presses Gov't to appoint energy minister

Published:Thursday | November 8, 2018 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin/Gleaner Writer

The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) says that it will intensify the pressure on the Government to appoint a new energy minister.Dr Andrew Wheatley, the man who held the position little more than two months ago, resigned as Cabinet minister...

Editors' Forum | 'A dream come true' - Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative opens door for expansion of local businesses

Published:Wednesday | November 7, 2018 | 12:15 AMNickoy Wilson/Gleaner Writer

For some of the eight Jamaican participants in the most recent Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI), being selected for the programme came as no surprise as they believed their business strategies had an international appeal."The YLAI...

Shrewsbury murder case could get 'special sitting'

Published:Wednesday | November 7, 2018 | 12:00 AMChristopher Thomas/ Gleaner Writer

Western Bureau:The two policemen who are charged with murder arising from a controversial shooting in Shrewsbury, Westmoreland, in 2013, will know on November 14 whether the Trelawny Circuit Court will grant the holding of a special sitting to...

Chief justice announces measures to reduce delays in the criminal courts

Published:Wednesday | November 7, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Chief Justice Justice Bryan Sykes announced a raft of initiatives that are currently on stream and will be intensified in the next court term to increase hearing date certainty and reduce delays, particularly in the Home Circuit Court.Hearing date...

Civic-mindedness needed to turn tide of crime - Holness

Published:Wednesday | November 7, 2018 | 12:00 AMPaul Clarke/Gleaner Writer

Prime Minister Andrew Holness told students at Penwood High School in his West Central St Andrew constituency yesterday that as part of their civic responsibility, they should resist criminality and reject the approach of dons in their communities....

Falmouth TAJ building up and running

Published:Wednesday | November 7, 2018 | 12:00 AMLeon Jackson/Gleaner Writer

Western Bureau:The new state-of-the-art J$157m Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) building in Falmouth, Trelawny, opened its doors for official business yesterday, ending a spate of missed opening dates, dating back almost two years."Our new office...

Come to France! - French Visa Application Center removes burden of travelling to Panama

Published:Wednesday | November 7, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

Jamaicans wishing to visit France for extended periods (more than 90 days), whether to work or attend school, no longer have to travel to Panama to obtain a visa, now that a French visa application centre has been established at the DHL building in...

It's a play date! - Parents urged to have fun with children on November 20

Published:Wednesday | November 7, 2018 | 12:00 AMNadine Wilson-Harris/ Staff Reporter

Parents, educators and caregivers are being asked to make a play date with children on November 20, as the day will be designated National Play Day each year going forward.The day was conceptualised by several stakeholders who yesterday expressed...

French delegation arrives today in search of business

Published:Wednesday | November 7, 2018 | 12:00 AM

A delegation of business leaders from France is scheduled to arrive in the island today for a two-day visit to explore viable opportunities for companies in France and Jamaica in the areas of water sanitation, water distribution, energy and...

French ambassador ecstatic over Reggae Girlz World Cup qualification

Published:Wednesday | November 7, 2018 | 12:00 AM

It would be difficult to convince French ambassador to Jamaica, Denys Wibaux, that it wasn't a blessing that caused him to be sent on diplomatic duties to the island at the same time that Jamaica's Reggae Girlz qualified for the FIFA Women's World...

'Chucky' Brown Trial |Cock mouth kill cock - Prosecution says accused talked himself into trouble

Published:Wednesday | November 7, 2018 | 12:00 AMNickoy Wilson/Gleaner Writer

Queen's Counsel Caroline Hay has said that evidence in the five-count indictment against murder accused Constable Collis 'Chucky' Brown started with him when he went to the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM).As she presented her...

Petrojam in spotlight again! - Gov't asked if company is owed US$3 million by firm that filed for bankruptcy in US

Published:Wednesday | November 7, 2018 | 12:00 AMLivern Barrett/Senior Parliamentary Reporter

Jamaica's parliamentary Opposition has sought answers from the Andrew Holness administration about whether the state-owned oil refinery Petrojam is owed more than J$380 million by a Greek fuel-trading company that filed for bankruptcy protection in...

US Midterm Election | Dems take House control, but GOP retains Senate

Published:Wednesday | November 7, 2018 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP): Democrats took House control Tuesday night but Republicans held their Senate majority as voters rendered a mixed verdict in the first nationwide election of Donald Trump's turbulent presidency...

Jamaica to experience ‘A Touch of France’ this week

Published:Tuesday | November 6, 2018 | 12:00 AMPaul Clarke/Gleaner Writer

French Ambassador to Jamaica, Denys Wibaux, has hailed his embassy-endorsed'A Touch of France' exhibitionas a showpiece event forcementing the French-Jamaican relationship.'A Touch of France' was launched in 2000 and is a biannual exchange of...

Merchants wrong to force customers to spend more to use credit cards - Mastercard

Published:Tuesday | November 6, 2018 | 12:00 AMCarlene Davis/Gleaner Writer

Mastercard is stressing that restaurants and stores are wrong in forcing customers to spend a pre-determined amount of money before their credit or debit cards can be run.In an interview with The Gleaner last week, the multinational financial...

Mastercard introduces Identity Check to protect customers

Published:Tuesday | November 6, 2018 | 12:00 AM

With recent data revealing that approximately 550 million identities and accounts were stolen across the world, Mastercard has implemented measures to protect its customers.Senior vice-president of enterprise security solutions at the company,...

A nation on edge heads to the polls

Published:Tuesday | November 6, 2018 | 12:00 AM

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP):Michael Gregoire marched along a downtown sidewalk in the tense days before the midterm elections, waving a hand-painted sign at passing traffic: 'DEFEAT REPUBLICANS 2018'."The survival of the country is going to depend on...

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