Phillips on the go!
LEADERSHIP CONTENDER for president of the People's National Party (PNP), Dr. Peter Phillips, yesterday launched his campaign for the top post in the party by promising to provide equal opportunities to all Jamaicans.
Portia vs Peter - Gigantic face-off between the two at next month's PNP annual conference
WITH FELLOW Contender Dr. Omar Davies watching from the sidelines, the outcome of the vice-presidential race at next month's PNP conference could well end the leadership ambitions of either Dr. Peter Phillips or Portia Simpson...
Chavez arrives tomorrow
PRESIDENT OF the Republic of Venezuela, HE Hugo Chavez Frias will pay an official one-day working visit to Jamaica tomorrow. The highpoint of his visit, which will take place in Montego Bay, will be the finalisation of a bilateral agreement...
JTA confab opens today
THE NEW performance evaluation for teachers, the Task Force on Education Report and salary negotiations are key issues on the agenda of the 41st annual conference of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA)...
Residents to be informed of stadium benefits - NEPA
THE SOCIAL costs and benefits of having the Greenfield Stadium built in Florence Hall, Trelawny, will be conveyed to residents of the area during a presentation put on by National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA)...
Holness hammers Gov't on cost-sharing flip-flop
OPPOSITION SPOKESMAN on Education Andrew Holness yesterday criticised the Govern-ment for "backtracking" on its plan to abolish cost-sharing in the secondary school system.
Generating Genius science summer camp a success
IN THE past four weeks, 20 boys - 10 from Jamaica and 10 from the United Kingdom - got a chance to explore science at a summer camp held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Kingston.
Hike could force JUTC route cutback
THE JAMAICA Urban Transit Company (JUTC) may be forced to cut back on existing bus routes following the latest increase in bus fares.
Regional law enforcement challenged by Venezuela drugs
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC: THE SHIPMENT of illegal drugs from Venezuela and other South American nations is presenting Caribbean law enforcement authorities with a major headache, the region's top police officials have revealed.
Five held in MoBay raid
WESTERN BUREAU: FIVE MEN, one of whom has been charged for illegal possession of ammunition, were detained during a three-hour police operation at Long Acre, Barracks Road, Montego Bay, yesterday morning.
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