Groups call for delay of Access to Info Act
THE JAMAICA Civil Service Association (JCSA) has joined other groups and individuals calling for a delay in the implementation of the Access to Information Act to give the public service adequate time to prepare for the transparency the legislation...

Gov't pushes to change Oath of Allegiance to Queen
EVEN AS Jamaica played host to the Queen as part of her Jubilee celebrations, the Government is pushing ahead with plans to amend the Oath of Allegiance to the British monarch in time for Independence celebrations...

PM announces Jubilee scholarships
WESTERN BUREAU: PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson yesterday announced the establishment of two post-graduate scholarships in commemoration of the Jubilee celebrations of the Queen, which will benefit students...

IDT to hear Jamalco dispute
THE DISMISSAL of some 400 workers at the Jamalco plant, Halse Hall, Clarendon in December, constitutes a dispute which can be heard by the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT). This was the advice given to Minister of Labour and Social Security...

Hardware denies removal of documents from NHDC
THORANT HARDWARE, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water and Housing, has dismissed as "unfounded", claims by Audley Shaw, Opposition Spokesman on Finance, that documents crucial to the investigation of the operations of the National Housing...