Enviro report reveals messy details
A SUBSTANTIAL portion of household waste generated locally is not handled by municipal collection but often dumped in open areas. This information is contained in a White Paper titled 'Jamaica's Environment 2001' which was recently tabled...
Contempt of Parliament, contempt of court?
ANDREW HOLNESS is the country's youngest Member of Parliament and one of the most visible faces on the Opposition...
Increased food safety compliance paying off - Junor
JOHN JUNOR, the Minister of Health, said there has been a reduction in the incidence of travellers' diseases in the hospitality sector and foodborne illnesses in the general food trade stemming from last year's enactment and implementation of new...
Denbigh Show praised for high standard
LINSTEAD, St. Catherine: DESPITE THE hazards of bad weather over the past several weeks, farmers brought out their best agricultural products to the Denbigh Agricultural Show...
St Thomas Coffee Co-op pays out millions
MORANT BAY, St. Thomas: THE ST. Thomas Coffee Co-operative Society has paid out $34 million to some 2,000 farmers in the parish, according to Oneil Blake, the society's president.
Industrial disputes, work stoppages decline
STATISTICS AVAILABLE from the Labour and Social Security Ministry points to a reduction in the number of industrial disputes reported last year when compared...
Westmoreland Credit Union records growth
WESTMORELAND: EARL BROOKS, president of the Westmoreland Co-operative Credit Union, said the institution has remained safe and viable, having recorded growth in membership, total assets, savings and loans.
From civil servant to elder statesman
AT 77 years old, and following a life dedicated to the service of his country, Government Senator Alfred Rattray is appropriately described as an elder statesman. The eminent attorney-at-law has distinguished himself both...
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