Ministry to bar some workers
SEVERAL JAMAICAN hotel workers at the Opryland Hotel, Tennessee, United States, will be debarred from future participation in the overseas employment programme because of their behaviour, including "unfortunate" comments about the September 11...

KPH gets 2 more dialysis machines
TWO DIALYSIS machines costing nearly $2.3 million, were yesterday presented to the Renal Unit of the Kingston Public Hospital, North Street, western Kingston, the result of a joint venture between the Government and the Lions Club of St. Andrew.

Seaga blames high costs for poor performance in schools
THE RISING cost of education and inadequate teacher training among pre-school teachers, are fuelling the poor performance and attendance of school children in Jamaica, according to Edward Seaga, the JLP leader. The West Kingston MP who was guest...

Shaw says budgets should be timely, reviewed
OPPOSITION SPOKESMAN on Finance and Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, Audley Shaw, says the Government of Jamaica should take firm and decisive steps to ensure that future budgets are based on planned performance that can...

Remembering Ken McNeill - An oustanding son of Jamaica
DR. KENNETH McNeill, who died on December 4 at the age of 83, was one of those outstanding sons of Jamaica who have served their country with dedication and diligence, giving of their time and talent to make a contribution towards a better life...

Mobile Reserve adopts Golden Age Home
AS PART of their community outreach, policemen and women from Mobile Reserve have adopted Cluster H, one of the living quarters for indigents at the Golden Age Home in Kingston. Police from the Mobile Reserve Police Unit have pooled their...