Blaine welcomes Alcoa's support for local NGOs
BETTY ANN Blaine, founder of Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU), has welcomed Alcoa Foundation's support for non-government organisations (NGOs).

600 in summer job programme
APPROXIMATELY 600 young people from western parishes are benefiting from the Summer Employment Programme, which is being funded nationally by Government through the National Youth Service (NYS), at a cost of $45 million.

Construction delay at Brown's Town Market hampering sales
OCHO RIOS: AFTER WAITING for nearly seven years to have construction work on the Brown's Town Market finished, the St. Ann Parish Council wants priority attention to be given to the completion of the project.

Hike in Canadian visa fees
THE CANADIAN High Commission has advised that effective last Mon-day, Jamaican and United States dollar visa fees have been increased for temporary resident (visitor) visas.

Residents in St Ann not getting PATH aid
CLAREMONT, St. Ann: DESPITE REGISTRATION under the PATH programme, residents in certain sections of South West St. Ann are still not receiving benefits under the programme.

Pay for Performance
HAVING WRITTEN a few weeks ago on "A Performance Management Tool that Works," Readers have asked for an article on Pay for Performance.

Pragmatic economist
THE CELEBRATED Pakistan Economist Mahbub Ul Haq died July 16, 1998. He is widely regarded as the outstanding visionary of development economics.

Ministry of Land revising Acts to improve efficiency
WESTERN BUREAU: THE MINISTRY of Land and Environment is taking a new approach to planning and is revising a number of Acts while drafting new ones to enable more efficient development.

PriceSmart boss rejects Wayne Chen's statements
GLOBALISATION RAISES both a potential threat and possible benefits for the local food retail industry.