Fuss over smoking Carreras to challenge ban in public places
CARRERAS GROUP Limited, the major producer of cigarettes in Jamaica, is mounting a major offensive against moves by the health authorities to have a full ban on smoking in public places.
AG says teachers must repay
THE MINISTRY of Education has been advised by the Attorney-General that it is within its rights to seek total repayment of the $20 million it overpaid to some 78 teachers.
NHDC fails to account for contracts
THE NATIONAL Housing Development Corporation (NHDC) has failed to provide the Auditor-General with evidence...
Tinson Pen nine set free - RM blocks trial in drug case
THE NINE men who were charged in July of last year with conspiracy to traffic drugs after persons were seen loading packages on to an aircraft at the Tinson Pen aerodrome in St. Andrew were freed on Tuesday...
Giving the gift of health
FOOD FOR the Poor is known to feed thousands of people, but it is now doing a little more than challenging world hunger. It is also trying to give the gift of health care to the poor of Jamaica.
MoBay to get recycling plant
WESTERN BUREAU: APPROXIMATELY US$1 million will be spent to establish a waste recycling plant in Montego Bay, St. James. Major players in the city's business and tourism industries are hoping it will go a far way in solving the worrying garbage problem.
'Sit in' cripples Family Court
OPERATIONS ARE at a halt at the Family Court in Kingston as scores of probation officers, counsellors, clerks and other court employees continued their 'sit in' to protest working conditions which, they said...
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