Extortion rampant
EXTORTION IS still at an "unacceptably high" level within the construction industry, says Donald Mullings, president of the Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica.
More Haitians land in Portland
TWENTY-FOUR HAITIAN boat people, men, women, and a six-month-old girl, hungry and dehydrated, landed in eastern Portland, yesterday.
Bauxite expansion welcomed
MEMBERS OF the private sector and stakeholders in the bauxite industry have welcomed the announced $41 billion (US$690 million) expansion at the Jamalco alumina refinery at Halse Hall, Clarendon, as a boost to the local economy.
Finance team to meet IMF
A TEAM from the Ministry of Finance and Planning will be going to Washington, D.C., next week for discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) board...
Row over Maroon elections
WESTERN BUREAU: MERIDIE ROWE, former Colonel of the Accompong Maroons, St. James, has objected to having the Electoral Office of Jamaica's (EOJ) employees act as presiding officers and poll clerks during the Maroon elections scheduled for April 6.
Applications open for CCJ judgeships
THE REGIONAL Judicial and Legal Services Commission which is based in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, and which is responsible for recruiting judges for the Caribbean Court of Justice, is now accepting applications for judgeships.
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