An icon returns Rousing welcome for Miss Lou
IT WAS what Miss Lou herself called a 'bonoo-noos' welcome yesterday as Jamaica's First Lady of Culture returned to the island for the first time 13 years.
Junor stays, child care goes
THE OPPOSITION Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) last night backed down on its call for the dismissal of Health Minister, John Junor, after it reached a compromise with the Government to explore the removal of child care from the ambit of the Health Ministry.
KSAC for Sept retreat - Council moves to address non-performance
THE ENTIRE Council and administrative staff of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) will this September be compelled to attend an out-of-town weekend orientation to assess the KSAC's performance and revamp the "ineffective" old system.
Deferred debts weigh heavy on budget
THE MINISTRY of Finance and Planning said it would include more than $3.6 billion of Jamaica's deferred financing bill in the estimates of expenditure over a two-year period.
Tubal ligation proposal causes a stir in House
SHARON HAY-WEBSTER, Member of Parliament for South Central St. Catherine, caused a stir in the House last night when she put the sterilisation of women on the table as one of the options to control unwanted pregnancies.
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