Women's groups hail Property Rights Act Parliament passes landmark legislation
WOMEN'S GROUPS yesterday hailed landmark legislation which will give equal shares to spouses involved in a failed marriage or common-law relationship.
Refugee talks here
A JOINT meeting between the Ministries of Health, National Security, Social Security and Foreign Affairs...
Guilty pleas in RBTT ATM scam
NEVILLE DAVIDSON, a Jamaica Defence Force soldier, was charged this week in connection with fraud involving the withdrawal of millions of dollars from the Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (RBTT ) through its ATMs (Automated Teller Machines)...
Pickersgill signs Odeon demolition contract
MINISTER OF Transport and Works Robert Pickersgill yesterday signed a $6.2 million contract for the demolition of the old Odeon Cinema, the site on which a multi-million dollar transportation centre will be constructed.
Private sector supports MoU
THE COUNCIL of Presidents of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) yesterday declared support of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed Monday between the Government and the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU)...
Typhoid cases being watched
WESTERN BUREAU: TWENTY RESIDENTS of the informal settlement at 135 Darling Street in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, are now being closely monitored by the health authorities after three people from the community came down with typhoid fever.
Property Rights Bill passed
THE PROPERTY (Rights of Spouses) Bill, providing new rules for the division of property between separating spouses, was passed in the House of Representatives Tuesday.
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