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BoJ dismisses report
of missing bank notes
DERICK LATIBEAUDIERE, Bank of Jamaica Governor, yesterday dismissed as "erroneous in the extreme" and "irresponsible," a statement by Bruce Golding, president of the National Democratic Movement, claiming that a 40-ft container of $1,000 bills awaiting...
Water amnesty fails
THE NATIONAL Water Commission says its latest amnesty to delinquent customers aimed at collecting $3 billion in arrears, has failed to generate the expected response. The amnesty, which was extended in September 2000, offered customers a chance to...
Group to study sugar industry
A GROUP of public sector officers is to be appointed by the Government to carry out a definitive study of the sugar industry and make recommendations on its future. This was disclosed in a news release from the Office of the Prime Minister following...
Tivoli denies blame
for KPH killings
A SNAP raid by the police in Tivoli Gardens yesterday morning had residents of the West Kingston community protesting angrily against what they said were false allegations by the police that they were responsible for Wednesday's triple murder at the...
Flood damage estimated at $100m
WESTERN BUREAU: MORE THAN $100 million will be needed to repair Montego Bay's roads and other infrastructure damaged by this week's heavy rains and floods, Dr. Peter Phillips, Minister of Transport and Works, said yesterday.
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