Parties, Church for prayer service

LEADERS OF the JLP and PNP will join members of the church community for 75 minutes tomorrow in a National Prayer Service aimed at bringing lasting peace to a nation torn by strife. The service which begins at 11 a.m. will take place at the Northern...

IAPA General Assembly today
EDITORS AND publishers of publications from throughout the Western Hemisphere meet in Washington, DC, today for the 57th General Assembly of the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA), considered a special gathering and a strong response to terrorism.

Air J stamp duty arrears hit $400m mark
AIR JAMAICA continues to owe the Government millions of dollars in unpaid stamp duty, the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) heard Tuesday. Vinette Keene, Commissioner of the Taxpayer Audit & Assessment Department (TAAD) told the PAC...

Montego Bay to get city council
WESTERN BUREAU: MINISTER OF Local Government Arnold Bertram is pushing for Montego Bay to have its own city council before the end of the year. The Minister met with representatives from the St. James Parish Council on Tuesday, and urged the Council...

Funds requested for new garbage trucks
WESTERN BUREAU - MINISTER OF Local Government Arnold Bertram is seeking US$2 million from the Ministry of Finance to pay for additional equipment to be used in garbage collection.

CARICOM Heads criticised
WESTERN BUREAU: MEMBERS OF the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) have criticised CARICOM Heads of Government for taking 11 years to hold a Tourism Summit, focusing on the industry that has become the life-blood of the region.