Air J to revamp
THE NATIONAL carrier, Air Jamaica, is to implement a number of cost-cutting measures and general revamping of operations in order to keep the airline viable at a time when escalating costs means that the industry world-wide may lose...
Forestry Dept needs millions to rebuild
IT WILL cost in the region of $53 million to restore the island's forestry to where it was before Hurricane Ivan hit on September 10.
PM reveals 'Ivan' estimates
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson yesterday revealed that preliminary estimates from the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) indicate that the island suffered $22.44 billion (US$362 million) in damage as a result of the battering received from Hurricane...
Judicial Review Court proceedings quash - Janice Allen case application for leave turned down
CHIEF JUSTICE Lensley Wolfe has turned down the application in the Janice Allen case for leave to go to the Judicial Review Court for an order to quash proceedings in the Portland Circuit Court in March this year which led to the...
Red Cross, Salvation Army Relief efforts going well
THE JAMAICA Red Cross and the Salvation Army have assisted more than 12,000 families, expending more than $10 million on food supplies, bedding and other materials for persons affected by Hurricane Ivan.
Duties waived but permits stay
IMPORTERS OF foodstuff who hope to benefit from the reduction in import duties will still have to procure the necessary permits for these items, says the Ministry of Finance. Last Tuesday Phillip Paulwell, the Minister of Commerce, Science and...
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