PM dismisses calls for smaller Cabinet...says this would not go far in cutting inefficiency and waste in government
CALLS FOR a reduction in the number of government ministries as part of efforts to slash public sector waste, were brushed aside by Prime Minister P.J. Patterson, last Tuesday.
Cummings calls for Business Improvement District downtown
MP for Central Kingston, Victor Cummings, tabled the following resolution in the House recently calling for the creation of a Business Improvement District downtwon.
Rudderless Government backbench
RONNIE THWAITES' departure from the House of Representatives has created a void.
Mass grave unearthed
BAGHDAD, (Reuters): IRAQIS DUG corpses from a mass grave yesterday and police reappeared in Baghdad, as Iraq grappled with the brutality of Saddam Hussein's rule and the lawless aftermath of the US-led invasion that ended it.
Smart Card sales climb
THE JAMAICA Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) says it has sold approximately 20,000 Smart Cards since the inception of the fare payment system last December.
C/Spring Rd traffic changes now in effect
AS ROAD expansion works continue on Constant Spring Road, a new traffic system takes effect today along the section between the Dunrobin Avenue and West Kings House Road junctures.
Budgeting economic justice
IN THE months following our last general elections and in the lead up to and during the current budget debate, a lot of ink has been spilled on the subject of economic and fiscal policy.
New starting time for Senate
AS OF next Thursday, the Senate will begin its sittings at 10:00 a.m. rather than the customary 11 a.m. starting time.
Traffic, crime, cess take the spotlight
"I think further down the line it's not so much what's imposed on the industry and so forth, it's the social consequences that's going to flow from that, because it's going to create more unemployment...
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