Air J probing near mishap
THE FLIGHT recorder from Air Jamaica Flight 010 which missed the Norman Manley International Airport by several miles Sunday is being sent to the aircraft's manufacturers in a bid to shed some light on what went wrong. Air Jamaica President Chris...

Committee recommends plans to revive sugar
A MUCH anticipated Parliamentary Committee report on the future of the sugar industry, has warned that it cannot be "business as usual". The House of Representatives' Committee on Economy and Production in its report on "The Future of the Jamaican...

UN launches report on world population growth
MORE THAN a billion people worldwide are living on less than US$1 per day even though soaring global wealth is estimated at US$24 trillion annually, according to the United Nations "State of the World Population 2001" report. The report which was...

NWA calls for soil conservation project
LINSTEAD, ST. CATHERINE A CALL has been made for the Ministry of Agriculture and other agencies involved in halting environmental degradation to examine the possibility of implementing a major soil conservation project to halt the massive soil erosion...

Business community criticises garbage management in Santa Cruz
BLACK RIVER, ST. ELIZABETH MEMBERS Of the business community in St. Elizabeth have, in recent times, been very critical of the management of Southern Parks and Market (SPM) especially its general manager Gladstone Sealy.