NWC strike threat
SUPERVISORY AND non-supervisory staff at the National Water Commission islandwide have issued a one-week ultimatum to the management to address concerns over parity with other utilities workers. Failure to respond satisfactorily, they say, will result...

The nameless fathers

ONLY 47 per cent of the country's annual registered births have the names of the children's fathers included at registration, the National Family Planning Board (NFPB) reported yesterday at its reproductive health conference for men only. The...

Teachers wrap up pilot conference
MORE THAN 200 teachers from all over the Caribbean and North America will today wrap up their first conference on secondary education. The conference, a joint effort of the Jamaica Teachers' Association and the Caribbean Union of Teachers, got under way.

Public health project for Trelawny
BOUNTY HALL and Wakefield in Trelawny are to be targeted by the Trelawny Health Department in a project aimed at improving garbage collection and disposal practices in the parish. According to public health inspector, Kenneth Gordon, a recent survey...

Parliament debates protection of JPSCo consumers
THE RIGHTS of electricity consumers will continue to be protected, despite the exemption of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) from the provisions of the Fair Competition Act, says Minister of State for Industry, Commerce and Technology, Colin...

Tourism group offers study grant
THE CARIBBEAN Tourism Organisation (CTO) is offering study grants for 2001 through its foundation in the amount of US$500 - US$2,500 to citizens of member countries. Grants are intended for persons pursuing any post-secondary level of studies in the...