New immigration system delayed
THE PLANNED US$2 million (J$120 million) automated immigration and control system which was expected to be implemented this month-end at the island's two major airports has been delayed.
Prof Shirley is new ambassador to US
PROFESSOR GORDON Shirley, executive director of the Mona School of Business on the Mona, St. Andrew campus of the University of the West Indies, will be Jamaica's new ambassador to the United States, effective June 1.
$Million boost for tertiary education - NCB gives $22m to UWI, UTech students
THE NATIONAL Commercial Bank (NCB) will be sponsoring 200 tertiary level scholarships valued at $22 million for Jamaican students over the next two years as part of its continued commitment to education.
OAS begins probe into Aristide 'ouster'
THE CONTROVERSIAL ouster of former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide will be back on the agenda at a meeting at the headquarters of the Organisation of American States (OAS) in Washington D.C. today.
Trafalgar Road to be transformed - Transport Ministry, NWA launch beautification project
AS PART of efforts to improve the aesthetics of roadways across the island, the Ministry of Transport and Works, in association with the National Works Agency (NWA), yesterday launched its 'Tree-mendous Beautification Adopt-A-Road-way Project'.
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