TB wave sets back cemetery clean-up
A SUSPECTED outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in Spanish Town, St. Catherine...

World's kids don't trust politicians - UN report
TWO OUT of three children in Latin America and the Caribbean have little or no trust in their Government and related institutions. According to the United Nations Children Fund's (UNICEF) 2003 State of the World Children's Report...

Unions blast Gov't over MP pay hike - Want salary link with civil servants cut
THE UMBRELLA group for the island's trade unions is lobbying the Government to break the link between the salaries of senior civil servants and those of politicians.

JTA urges teachers not to strike
THE JAMAICA Teachers Association (JTA) has appealed to its members not to go on strike or take other forms of industrial action until it meets to discuss their recommendations regarding Government's wage offer and decide the next step.

Union war brews at JPSCo - UTASP, UCASE in row over bargaining rights
A CONFRONTATION is brewing between two leading trade unions over representation of the technical and supervisory staff at the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) and has raised concerns in labour circles.