Cricketer killed - Former West Indies all-rounder Laurie Williams dies in car crash
JAMAICA AND West Indies all-rounder, Laurie Williams, and his brother, Kevin Jenninson, were killed in a car accident yesterday evening after the car they were travelling in lost control and collided with a JUTC bus on the Causeway...
KSAC bulldoze stalls downtown
LESS THAN 48 hours before merchants are scheduled to shut down their businesses in downtown Kingston to protest against the poor conditions, the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) launched a major clean up of the area, yesterday.
Hefty pay claim on JGRA
THE NATIONAL Workers' Union (NWU) is hoping for a hefty 70 per cent salary increase over two years for service station attendants across the island. The claim which has been served on the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA) by the union was...
Vendors urged to stay away from downtown lockdown
DUNSTAN WHITTINGHAM, head of the Higglers, Markets and Vendors Association, said last Friday that his association will encourage vendors to stay away from downtown...
Unemployment, burning issue
UNEMPLOYMENT IS the burning issue in this election campaign, according to the latest Gleaner-Don Anderson poll. Consistent across all groups canvassed, 42 per cent of those interviewed islandwide said the principal issue that needs to be addressed was...
Agri Ministry to review duty hike
THE MINISTRY of Agriculture is contemplating dropping the 260 per cent duty on imported chicken parts following complaints that the massive levy increase, imposed several months ago...
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