Sanitation workers face health risk
HUNDREDS OF sanitation workers across the island are at increased risk from continuous exposure to infectious and hazardous material as they are not being regularly vaccinated against several deadly diseases.

Car rental companies - a vanishing industry
THE ONCE easily identifiable green RR licence plates have almost all disappeared. This is an indication of the steep decline in the once flourishing "formal" rental car industry in Jamaica.

Gambling addiction worries Government
THE GOVERNMENT, worried about the negative social consequences of gambling, now says it wants to implement measures to help persons who are addicted to the habit, even as it seeks to maximise returns from the industry.

Garbage collectors at risk
BY 2:00 p.m. each day, Alfred Devonhas lifted more than three dozen fly-infested garbage drums, cardboard boxes, buckets and dozens of 'scandal' bags laden with refuse from two communities in the Corporate Area.

Easy availability of firecrackers raises concerns
A GOVERNMENT ban on the importation of firecrackers has been in place for more than 10 years now, yet each year thousands make their way to the market in time for Christmas and New Year's festivities.