A higher election turnout expected
UNLIKE PREVIOUS polls where voter apathy was the accepted norm, there is now evidence to suggest that the June 19 Local Government elections could have an unusually high turnout.
Moderate flood damage islandwide
AN AERIAL tour of six parishes by Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) helicopter yesterday showed only moderate damage from weekend flood rains, according to Government and agency officials.
Victory at polls a must, PM says
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson yesterday issued a charge to Local Government candidates and organisers of his ruling People's National Party (PNP) to replicate the victory of the October 2002 General Election in the June 19 polls.
Flood victim's pleas went unanswered
ADOLPHUS GOODEN'S plea to the National Works Agency (NWA) to address an eroding riverbank in Mount Lebanus, St. Thomas, fell on deaf years.
IGL gets let-off for its safety breaches
WESTERN BUREAU: THE BUREAU of Standards will not be taking punitive or legal action against Industrial Gases Limited (IGL) for breaching safety standards.
'UWI neglecting African history'
WESTERN BUREAU: THE UNIVERSITY of the West Indies (UWI) has come under fire from major community tourism interests, who are contending that the institution has been negligent in implementing strategies necessary to foster tourism projects...
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