Oct 16 is E-Day
SPECULATION AND anxiety ended for Jamaicans last night when Prime Minister P.J. Patterson announced the date of the general election as Wednesday, October 16. Nomination Day will be next Monday, September 30.
PNP in festive mood
HALF-WAY TREE was transformed into a sea of orange last night as thousands of flag-waving supporters of the People's National Party (PNP) descended on the area to hear Party Leader, Prime Minister P.J. Patterson announce the date...
PNP could defy the odds
IN SPITE of the power pendulum swinging in the JLP's favour in Clarendon South Eastern in the upcoming general election, the incumbent MP who is the PNP's candidate could defy the odds.
Clampdown call on illegal LPG stations
THE FOCUS on safety is more urgently required for the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) sector than in service stations, according to the chairman of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) energy committee, Nick Shorthose.
The Senate experiment has worked
WHETHER OR not we like the way they have voted on critical issues brought before them, there is no denying that the two Independent members of the Senate have made their mark. The two men, Professor Trevor Munroe and Douglas Orane
Wet weather lingers in wake of hurricane
THERE WERE no further reports of flooding yesterday and periods of sunshine lifted the gloom over most of the island. The Meteorological Office, however, extended the flash flood warning for low-lying and flood-prone areas.
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