Boost for road maintenance - US$6m-fund being established
A US$6 million fund is being established, the proceeds of which will be used to maintain the island's main roads. The House of Representatives yesterday passed the Road Maintenance Fund Act which paves the way for the fund to be...
Fugitive Apprehension Team hunts 40
JAMAICA'S FUGITIVE Apprehension Team (JFAT) has about 40 provisional warrants for persons who are wanted overseas on various charges. Provisional warrants are prepared overseas and sent here to be served on fugitives wanted...
Millions collected in Operation PRIDE beneficiaries' contributions
THE NATIONAL Housing Development Corporation (NHDC), which spearheads the Operation PRIDE programme islandwide, has collected a total of $600 million in deposits and contributions. The money was collected from beneficiaries...
When the bananas stopped rolling in
WHEN THE bananas stopped rolling in at the Victoria Banana Co. Ltd in Parnassus, Clarendon yesterday, it was much more than just the loss of another job for many workers. For 31-year-old Ivoreen Campbell-Richards, her time at the estate was not just...
Policewoman freed of murder charge
CLARENDON: A POLICEWOMAN who was charged with murder after she allegedly shot and killed a man, was acquitted of the charge after a jury which deliberated for almost an hour returned a verdict of not guilty in the Clarendon...
Club Liquid does it again
CLUB LIQUID, a party held at Devon House every now and then, was again staged last Friday. Coppershot and Renaissance laid down the beats as the largely uptown crowd packed into the venue, intent on enjoying...
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