Airport jam - Thousands of visitors pour into island
WESTERN BUREAU: THE ARRIVAL of thousands of Jamaicans from overseas this Christmas season has resulted in booming airport business, lengthy customs processing, traffic congestion and crowds congregating at the Sangster International...
...and Air J under pressure
WESTERN BUREAU: CHAOS REIGNED on Friday afternoon at the Sangster International Airport as several Air Jamaica passengers stood for hours waiting on the arrival of delayed bags. Others were forced to search the Customs hall in a desperate bid...
Extortion hotline cold
MANY BUSINESS operators in the Corporate Area are still in the dark about a special hotline set up to report extortion almost six months ago by the Organised Crime Investigative Unit.
Change from within ... changing little lives
INSIDE THE schoolyard, squeals and chatter rose and fell as groups of small children, students of the St. Peter Claver Primary School, darted about the compound.
It pays to give
SCROOGE WILL be in for a huge shock as, despite the cash crunch, many Corporate Area businesses are continuing their year-long good cheer, donating millions of dollars in cash and kind to local charities and individuals.
...but some charities are starved
WITH CHRISTMAS Day only four days away, some charitable organisations are reporting a shortfall in the number of cash donations. What is considered as the peak season for most charitable organisations, therefore, may not be looking so bright as in...
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