US bars Air J trio - Accused of human trafficking
AT LEAST three Air Jamaica employees have reportedly been barred from entering the United States and their visas cancelled for allegedly being involved in facilitating the illegal entry of people into that country.
New Spanish Town Mayor elected
DR. ANDREW Wheatley, Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor for the Naggo Head division in Portmore, was last night elected the new Mayor of Spanish Town. He replaces Dr. Raymoth Notice...
US deportation drive targets Carib nationals
NEW YORK, CMC: ALTHOUGH REFUSING to reveal exact numbers, the United States Government has stepped up its deportation of Caribbean immigrants. The deportations are being coordinated through the Customs Enforcement Detention and Removal Offices.
Farm workers head for Canada
BETWEEN NOW and September, some 3,000 farm workers will be heading for Canada to take up jobs on farms in that country. Just last week, 500 workers left on flights to Canada, with another 500 scheduled to leave this week, said Barrington Bailey...
Greene takes up gauntlet at Solid Waste
ERROL GREENE is now the new boss at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). The stint, which officially started yesterday, has quelled speculations that Mr. Greene was to head that agency.
Notice cleared
FORENSIC EXAMINATIONS yesterday has cleared a vehicle that was assigned to Dr. Raymoth Notice, the outgoing Mayor of Spanish Town, from involvement in criminal activities.
Foreign job scam
THE MINISTRY of Labour and Social Security has said that it will be aggressively clamping down on persons who are recruiting persons for overseas employment without its approval.
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