Backlog cripples Kingston courts
HIGH COURT Judge Lloyd Hibbert on Monday expressed disappointment that only 41 of the 273 cases listed for trial in the Home Circuit Court during the Michaelmas term were disposed of.
CHASE fund assists Hopewell Basic School
IN KEEPING with part of its mandate to fund educational projects across the island, the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) fund has improved the learning environment of students at the Hopewell Basic School in Hanover.
Port back-log to ease
LOCAL MANUFACTURERS who had been forced to suspend or modify their businesses because of the recent redeployment of ships from the Kingston wharf should get a welcome reprieve by the end of this week, according to the Port Authority of...
Oshane Lee - An orphan within a week
ELEVEN-YEAR-old Oshane Lee from Port Morant, St. Thomas, lost both parents within a week.
Residents protest against non-payment for Xmas work
Gleaner Writer OCHO RIOS: SCORES OF angry residents from several communities in South West and North West St. Ann yesterday stormed the offices of Mayor of St. Ann's Bay, Delroy Giscombe ...
Canada, Spain donate to 'Ivan' fund
THE OFFICE of National Reconstruction (ONR) has received post-hurricane assistance from the governments of Canada and Spain, amounting to CDN$1.8 million and $250,000 euros, respectively. The money from Canada, which is being disbursed through the...
Increase in minimum wage rate proposed
THE MINIMUM Wage Advisory Commission, the body set up to review the national minimum wage has recommended an 11.25 per cent increase for next year.
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