'Emancipate Ja from crime and dons'-PSOJ's Oliver Clarke at park opening
SPEAKING LAST night at the opening of Emancipation Park, PSOJ President Oliver Clarke said that history's prime value was to apply past experience to current and future problems. He added that there was a real job ahead of us...
Tourist harassment down in MoBay
WESTERN BUREAU: THE PROBLEM of tourist harassment is down considerably in Montego Bay and the resort city is now much safer for visitors, according to one of the city's leading hotelier. Godfrey Dyer, owner of the Wexford Court...
Two views on the celebration
BOTH PRIME Minister P.J. Patterson and Opposition Leader Edward Seaga yesterday hailed today's celebration of Emancipation Day in public messages issued early yesterday. They, however, differed about the value of the public...
NJA presents 21 candidates
THE New Jamaica Alliance (NJA) yesterday presented 21 candidates to represent it in the next elections and also named an executive to manage its affairs with Rev. Al Miller as chairman, Rev Clinton Chisholm as vice chairman and Hyacinth Bennett as...
Senator proposes special pension for Gov't workers
GOVERNMENT SENATOR, Noel Monteith, recommended yesterday that a special minimum pension be put in place for public servants who have served the country for at least 25...
Power cuts snarl traffic Stores fall back on generators
A LOSS of power spanning sections of the Corporate Area from Half-Way Tree to downtown Kingston caused traffic signal shutdowns and led to huge a traffic pile-up for hours yesterday. Throughout the day, storeowners across the city resorted once...
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