Extortion - a major challenge for the police
THE CHOICE between shelling out thousands of dollars and risking harassment by thugs is one many entrepreneurs have been forced to make in this country.
Summer school project reaps big success in 'Tel-Aviv'
TWENTY YEARS ago Anthony Woodbine was typical of many people living in Kingston's inner city. He was unemployed and his only source of income was remittances from relatives overseas.
Denbigh show turns profit
THE JAMAICA Agricultural Society (JAS) realised just over $6 million in profits from the $24 million raised at the 2004 Denbigh Agri-Industrial Show in Clarendon, from July 31 to August 2.
Shaw wants remedial programme in high schools
FALMOUTH, Trelawny: Audley Shaw, a Deputy Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), wants the Government to provide funds for a remedial programme in the nation's high schools, as an immediate measure to stem the decline in education.
KPH Renal Unit needs help
IN THE 20 years that she has been head of the Renal Unit at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), Sister Daphne Bartley has seen hundreds of persons with failed kidneys make the weekly trek for treatment.
Press association welcomes court ruling
THE INTER American Press Association (IAPA) last week welcomed a ruling by the Inter-American Human Rights Court ordering Costa Rica to overturn the conviction of journalist Mauricio Herrera Ulloa...
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