The crime factor - Patterson, Seaga to discuss issue today
AS PRIME Minister P.J. Patterson and JLP leader Edward Seaga head into their second crime summit today, Jamaicans are continuing to see crime and violence as the country's number one problem.
No suspension for Zimbabwe
JAMAICA HAS backed a decision by Commonwealth foreign ministers not to suspend Zimbabwe from the 54-member association, arguing that a suspension would have an "undesirable effect" on upcoming elections in the Southern African nation. Wilton Dyer...
Labour Exchange Centre opens
DONALD BUCHANAN, the Minister of Labour and Social Security, said yesterday that the Government would not divert from its policy of seeking consensus before introducing labour reform. Mr. Buchanan said that it intended to walk the road of "smart...
STATIN wants immunity from Info Act
THE STATISTICAL Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) wants its documents to remain classified and out of the public's domain, even after the Access to Information Act is passed into law.
Peace Centre opens in Grants Pen
For Tanique McKay, 21, of Grants Pen, a jobless mother and bored high school graduate "with nothing to do", the bait some months ago was the promise of $50-a-head for recruiting other young people to be a part of a peace project. Though sceptical...
Trade Union extend deadline for increases to public sector workers
TRADE UNIONS representing public sector workers, disgruntled over the delay in the implementation of new wage rates, have agreed to extend their deadline for payment to February 8. The extension was primarily based on an assurance from the Ministry...
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