JBS gets tough on retailers Canned, processed goods without approval to be seized
SUPERMARKETS AND other retailers stand to have their processed or canned goods seized if they have not been given a certificate of approval from the Jamaica Bureau of Standards...

UWI appoints water resources professor
THE UNIVERSITY of the West Indies (UWI) has appointed Dr. Jasminko Karanjac to the position of Professor and Chair in Water Resource Management in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Mona. Born in Kastel Stari, Croatia, Professor Karanjac holds...

Lions Club helps girl realise dream
SUSAN WHILBY, the disabled daughter of St. Ann farmers has had her life successfully transformed. The fifth of nine children born to Vincent and Clover Whilby, Susan, a student at Ardenne High was born with a disability which affects both lower limbs...

Bertram to up local government expenditure
WESTERN BUREAU: LOCAL GOVERNMENT Minister Arnold Bertram announced yesterday that his administration intends to push public expenditure by local government up from two to ten per cent in three years time.

'Majority J'cans suffering from hypertension, diabetes'
FIFTY SIX per cent of Jamaica's population over the age of 30 is suffering from obesity although the most common form of death on the island is due to the development of hypertension and diabetes. However, according to Dr. Winston...

Leaders mourn Coverley's death
BOTH PRIME Minister P.J. Patterson and JLP leader Edward Seaga yesterday expressed condolences at the passing of theatre icon Eric 'Chalk Talk' Coverley. Mr. Patterson said that Mr. Coverley and his wife, Louise Bennett, formed a "royal family" of...

Constant Spring Market may close
THE CONSTANT Spring Market, St. Andrew, has been without piped water for more than a month now. Vendors and other users of the market have been complaining about the inconvenience caused by the lack of water there.