Courting danger - Officials say J'cans at risk from visiting public places
HEALTH AND local government officials are concerned that the public could be in danger of being seriously injured or killed as well as becoming susceptible to dangerous illnesses just from visiting every day places.
Security forces detain 100 in Spanish Town
SPANISH TOWN: A JOINT police/military operation, which started at about midnight on Wednesday in the troubled areas of Spanish Town, has so far resulted in the detention of 100 men from Taws Pen...
New US travel law
THE UNITED States has announced that, effective January 1, 2006, its citizens travelling from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Central and South America will need a passport to re-enter the U.S.
Tell them 'ta ta' - Finance Minister says Ja no longer indebted to IMF
THE GOVERNMENT has cleared all of the nation's outstanding debts to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Dr. Omar Davies, Minister of Finance and Planning, made the announcement during yesterday's sitting of Parliament...
Labour Day projects to focus on disaster preparedness
LABOUR DAY activities this year will be focused on disaster preparedness and will be observed in May under the theme, 'Prepare for Disaster: Recover Faster'.
Gov't files appeal against court award
THE GOVERNMENT has filed an appeal against a $10 million Supreme Court award to the widow of Harold Simpson who was the chief architect in the firm Harold Simpson and Associates.
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