Nurses get overdue allowances
THE MINISTRY of Health, through the Southern Regional Health Authority, has met its deadline to pay nurses at the Mandeville Regional Hospital and other areas in the southern region their long promised adjusted travel and supper allowance rates.

Gov't docks councillors' pay cheques
CLAREMONT, St. Ann: THE SALARIES of several councillors in the St. Ann Parish Council were recently docked because they failed to attend a number of sittings and failed to provide an explanation for their absence.

Girls' Brigade launches tag drive
FALMOUTH, Trelawny THE GIRLS' Brigade in Jamaica is marking a special month of celebrations in March and in keeping with this, its Second Trelawny Company affiliated to the Falmouth United Church had an enrolment and tag drive launch...

Touch of France - Third edition lauched
AFTER A one-year hiatus, the third edition of 'Touch of France', was launched at the Hilton Kingston Hotel yesterday.

More rural roads to be rehabilitated
A REVIEW of rural roads by the Ministry of Land and Environment, following the flooding caused by Tropical storms Isidore and Lili, last September, identified the need for the rehabilitation of drains...

Overall improvement in CXC performance
THERE HAS been an overall improvement in the performance of Jamaican candidates sitting the Caribbean Examination Council's (CXC) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations in January.

Westmoreland appeals for drains to be cleaned
WESTERN BUREAU: THE WESTMORELAND Parish Council has joined several local agencies in calling on government to allocate funds for a comprehensive drain-cleaning programme in the flood prone parish before the rainy season begins.

After Bertram loses seat... Parchment wins battle for office too
CLAREMONT: JAMAICA LABOUR Party (JLP) Member of Parliament for North West St. Ann, Verna Parchment, has won her battle with former Minister of Local Government and MP Arnold Bertram for control of the ex-MP's office.

Hampden farmers face tough times
WESTERN BUREAU: FARMERS WHO formerly supplied cane to the Hampden Sugar Factory in Trelawny, which was recently closed by the Government, are now facing trying times and are now seeking state assistance to help them cope.

Citrus workers end strike
LINSTEAD: WORKERS AT the Jamaica Citrus Growers Limited (JCGL) plant in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, ended their five-day strike and resumed work starting with the 6:00 a.m. shift on Tuesday.

Hoteliers brace for Gulf War II
THE CARIBBEAN Hotel Association (CHA) has moved to help regional hoteliers better prepare for the likely adverse impact on the tourism industry should a war break out in the Middle East.