Carib Cement to take legal action against rival importers
CARIBBEAN CEMENT Company Limited has instructed its lawyers to take legal action in response to what it has described 'as inaccurate, mischievous and defamatory statements' made in the media by rival cement importers.
Sugar factories gear up for new season
WESTERN BUREAU: THE SUGAR Company of Jamaica (SCJ), which has responsibility for government-run sugar entities...
Campaign on to stem illicit cane fires
WESTMORELAND: CANE FARMING interests in Westmoreland have adopted a multi-agency approach to dealing with the problem of the illicit burning of sugar cane...
YOUR TAX DOLLAR at work
IN NOVEMBER, the Government announced that it had set aside $140 million for the annual Special Employment Programme, more popularly known as the Christmas Work Programme.
Cops urge shoppers to be careful
THE CHRISTMAS season is again with us, and the usual rush of shoppers provides cover for thieves. Jamaicans who intend to shop, spending hefty sums on clothes, jewellery and food, are being asked to be extra careful by the police.
Man remanded until psychiatric test is done
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: HOWARD JOSEPHS, 40, a welder of Greendale, Spanish Town, St. Catherine, appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court on December 3...
Cop shot and injured
ANOTHER POLICEMAN was shot and injured by gunmen on Wednesday, the second since Monday. According to police records, at least 10 members of the police force have been shot and injured since the start of the year.
Court upholds ruling in favour of OUR
THE JUDICIAL Review Court has upheld a preliminary point by lawyers representing the Office of Utilities Regulation...
PAJ over the years (Part II)
TWO OF the other notable steps taken by the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) were the establishment of a code of ethics and the Seprod Awards for outstanding work in journalism.
International Volunteers Day The role of volunteerism
THE INTERNATIONAL Volunteer Day activities planned for today provide the opportunity for celebration by communities, peoples and governments, of all that is achieved by voluntary effort, nationally and internationally.
Mr Kole - I will gladly accept your challenge !
I READ, WITH mixed feelings, the article entitled, 'André Kole's Million- Dollar Challenge', which appeared in the December 2 edition of The Gleaner.
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