North Coast Highway costs escalate
SEGMENT TWO of the problem-plagued Northern Coastal Highway project, which was rescheduled to be completed one year after the original completion date, is to now cost the country nearly US$130 million.
JTA to withhold name of new head
THE JAMAICA Teachers' Association (JTA) has decided to withhold the name of its 2005/06 president until the holding of its central executive meeting later this month, ahead of its annual general conference in August.
Sections of Black River Hospital to be upgraded
BLACK RIVER, St. Elizabeth: CHIEF OPERATING officer of the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth, Alwyn Miller, said the recently awarded contract valued at $29 million to renovate sections of the facility...
J'cans in Atlanta praise the life of Hugh Shearer
ATLANTA, Georgia: THE JAMAICAN community in Atlanta has expressed sorrow at the passing of former Prime Minister Hugh Lawson Shearer on Monday of this week.
Government plans to boost CXC passes - Strategic intervention programme targets secondary schools
THE MINISTRY of Education will be implementing a strategic intervention programme focusing on mathematics and English language starting this September.
Jamaica's cocaine story (Final in the series)
The following is the sixth and final instalment in a series on cocaine trafficking, by one of the region's top narco-journalists, Lloyd Williams, The Gleaner's Senior Associate Editor.
Vendors taking over Spanish Town bypass
THE SPANISH Town bypass in St. Catherine has in recent months been transformed into a thriving business location where transactions galore take place each day. Goods ranging in nature from kitchen furniture to donuts and auto...
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