JLP, PNP confident of election victory
DESPITE OPINION polls and political observers predicting a close election, officials of both the governing People's National Party (PNP) and the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) say they are well poised for a comfortable victory. PNP general...
EOJ to register Health Fund beneficiaries
THE ELECTORAL Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is to undertake the registration of beneficiaries under the much-touted National Health Fund (NHF) over the next two years, at a cost of $45 million. Roughly 750,000 Jamaicans will be registered, at a cost of $60...
NWC considering redundancies
THE NATIONAL Water Commission (NWC) yesterday indicated to unions that it would look at the possibility of granting voluntary redundancies to some of its...
Police conduct under microscope -St Andrew North officers cautioned about excesses, $450,000 for information on 'Most Wanted'
SUB-OFFICERS FROM the St. Andrew North Police Division were warned yesterday that they should either shape up or ship out. Deputy Superintendent Claude Samuels told sub-officers from across his division that it was his intention to see that they "pay...
Big road contracts - Several parishes targeted for repairs. Pickersgill: Not timed for election
SEVEN CONTRACTS valued at $776 million were yesterday approved by Cabinet for major road work to be carried out in several parishes. Five of the contracts were awarded under the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development...
Adams testifies
A PACKED courtroom, which included Amnesty International's legal representative Ivor Frank, turned up to hear the testimony of Senior Superintendent Reneto Adams at yesterday's sitting of the Coroner's Inquest into the Braeton Seven...
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