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Corporate giants threatening to withdraw support from music industry
CORPORATE SPONSORS are threatening to withdraw support from the local entertainment industry if dancehall artistes continue to make violent lyrics a part of their musical repertoire. In a joint statement issued yesterday, Cable and Wireless Jamaica...
Fishermen seek fish pot subsidy
WITH AN estimated $610 million needed to resuscitate the island's fishing sector, Havlan Honeygan, chairman of the Jamaica Fisherman's Coopera-tive Union, is appealing for a government subsidy to assist fishermen in making fish pots to...
Orane inducted in PSOJ Hall of Fame
DOUGLAS ORANE, chief executive officer of Grace, Kennedy & Company Ltd., was on Thursday night inducted into the Private Sector Hall of Fame at the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica's (PSOJ) annual banquet held at the Hilton Kingston Hotel. Mr..
Kerry gets debate momentum, but Bush hits back
WASHINGTON, (Reuters): UNITED STATES President George W. Bush lashed out at Democratic challenger John Kerry's "confusing contradictions" yesterday after a feisty first debate that gave new momentum to Kerry, who said Americans had finally heard the two.
Nettleford to chair Diaspora Foundation
REX NETTLEFORD, outgoing vice chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI), has been appointed chairman of the Jamaican Diaspora Foundation, which was set up in response to discussions held at the Jamaican Diaspora...
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