Scores respond to overseas job offers
HUNDREDS OF applicants jam the premises at the Overseas Employment office at the Ministry of Labour daily, hoping to be among the 3,000 recruits currently being sought for the Overseas Hotel Employment Programme.

Sandals' first employee inducted into hall of fame
WESTERN BUREAU: THE VERY first employee of the Sandals Resorts hotel chain was among three individuals who were inducted into the Sandals Hall of Fame on Friday night.

MoBay fare increase not enough for bus company
WESTERN BUREAU: THE FARE increase which became effective on Monday for commuters using buses in the Montego Bay Metropolitan Transport Region, ST. James falls below the expectations of Montego Bay Metro Company Limited.

$4 m in toll purse after first week
TOLL COLLECTIONS on the newly-constructed multi-million dollar Old Harbour bypass reached an estimated $4 million in the first week of operation, according to Gleaner calculations.

'Butch' criticises tourism plan, calls for less hotel taxes
WESTERN BUREAU: JAMAICA'S TOURISM Master Plan has come in for strong criticism from hotel mogul Gordon 'Butch' Stewart, who has described the plan as "a lot to do about nothing."

Collection rate at 95%, water agent says
WHILE SOME utility companies find it difficult to make collections for service offered, Michael White, hydrology consultant and entrepreneur who was granted a licence to operate a water supply system in St. Ann...

17-y-o in hospital after shooting
WESTERN BUREAU: THE MONTEGO Bay police have identified the 17-year-old youth who was shot and injured in Flankers, Montego Bay, on Monday as one of the alleged gunmen who had opened fired on them.

Billions needed to fight crime in Ja, says Phillips
THE MINISTRY of National Security would require another $2 billion per year for at least five years to put in place the necessary infrastructure to boost the security forces' crime-fighting capability, says Dr. Peter Phillips, the Minister.