Government jacks up Budget by $34.3b
THE GOVERNMENT has jacked up the 2001/2002 Budget by a further $34.3 billion, most of which will go towards expenses for FINSAC, the Government's financial bail-out company.
Delay in reporting irregularities hurts Nutrition Products Ltd
A FIVE-MONTH delay in reporting a case of suspected fraud to the police has left the management of Nutrition Products Ltd (NPL) with little chance of recovering $14.6 million that went missing between April 1997 and February 1999. Parliament's Public...
Seminar to discuss Information and Corruption Acts today
A DISTINGUISHED panel of academics and private sector leaders has been drafted to examine the Access to Information and Corruption Prevention Acts at a seminar 'Fostering transparency in Jamaica' at Le Meridien Jamaica Pegasus Hotel today...
NE St Ann roads 'disgraceful' - 2001 by-election projects stalled
MANY OF the roads throughout the North East St. Ann constituency which were repaired just ahead of last year's by-election have fallen back into a deplorable state.
Ten int'l observer groups invited for general election
JAMAICA HAS invited 10 international groups of election observers to monitor the general election expected later this year but they have not yet confirmed their attendance.
Supreme Court rules against conch traders
THE SUPREME Court yesterday turned down an application by B&D Trawling Ltd, owned by Pat Francis, president of JAMPRO and her husband Roderick, for an order to compel the Government to issue health certificates to lift the ban on its...
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