Security companies hard hit - 2,000 guards laid off
SECURITY FIRMS say they have had to send home some 2,000 security guards over the last five months because they cannot afford to pay them increases in the minimum wage, which took effect in...
PM to outline flood recovery plan
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson will give an update on the damage done to the island by almost two weeks of heavy rains when he addresses the post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House today. Mr. Patterson is also expected...
Illegal signage crackdown begins
POPULAR GAMING company Supreme Ventures, is among several prominent firms which may be forced to remove thousands of signs advertising their products if the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation...
JamRock's downtown building plan under review
A BUILDING plan submitted by the operators of JamRock Sports Bar and Grill to open an outlet in downtown Kingston is to be considered by the Building and Town Planning Committee of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) when it meets on...
RPD's hi-tech network dents motor vehicle rackets
A NETWORK link between Jamaica Customs and the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) since mid-March has dented significantly the activities of criminals who steal motor vehicles locally and overseas, register them on forged documents...
HIV pushing youth into crime
THE STIGMA attached to youth infected and affected by HIV/AIDS is being seen as one reason why scores of teenagers are turning to gangs and putting their health and lives in danger with risky behaviours such as drug...
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