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The Jamaica Anti-Doping Appeals Tribunal is now conducting a public hearing for the five athletes accused of doping violations at the Institute of Jamaica, East Street.

The chairman of the Barbados-based financial services group, Sagicor, is predicting more difficult economic conditions in the Caribbean for next year.

After more than a decade of strong economic performance, the Trinidad and Tobago government is expecting a budget deficit for the second consecutive year.

The Chairman of the Integrity Commission, Kenneth Lewis has resigned following a raid by tax authorities on a company of which he’s a director.

Financial analyst Anne Shirley is suggesting that measures be put in place to cushion the effects of the likely budgetary cuts on the most vulnerable.

The Ministry of Education said it would be making more literacy and numeracy coaches available to primary schools as part of the efforts to achieve its objective of 100 per cent literacy by 2015.

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) will today begin its series of public consultations on Jamaica Urban Transit Company request for an increase in bus fares.

Talks to resolve the month long contract dispute between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and senior players ended without an agreement yesterday.

Dinara Safina overcame a long, mistake-filled display of tennis to barely avoid becoming the first top-seeded woman to lose in the first round of the U.S. Open yesterday.