Garvey confab looks at Africa
WHAT WOULD Marcus Garvey think of Africa at this time, and the effects modern challenges such as AIDS and globalisation have had on the continent he cherished so much?
Fight on to clear hero's name
OCHO RIOS, St. Ann: FORMER CHAIRMAN of the United States Congressional Black Caucus, Congressman Charles B. Rangel has vowed to continue his fight to have the government of the United States (U.S.) fully exonerate National Hero Marcus Garvey...
Ministry soliciting low-skilled jobs for Jamaicans in Canada
THE MINISTRY of Labour and Social Security has begun to make inroads in securing low-skilled jobs in Nova Scotia, Canada for Jamaican workers.
Persons 'running off' still affecting overseas work programmes
THE NUMBER of persons who continue to abscond on the Ministry of Labour's Overseas Employment programme is of major concern to that ministry. This is according to Barrington Bailey, senior director of Manpower Services at the ministry.
Mangroves replanted along causeway
IN A bid to ensure the restoration and preservation of a natural habitat, Bouygues Travaux Publics Jamaican Branch, contractors of Highway 2000, have started a mangrove farm in the vicinity of the causeway.
UK crackdown leads to seizure of £13m in drugs
LONDON, England: OPERATION CRACKDOWN - a three-month campaign by the Association of Chief Police Officers and the Home Office in the United Kingdom (U.K.) - has netted over £13.4 million worth of drugs from the streets...
Funding needed for Nat'l Heroes Park redevelopment
THE MINISTRY of Local Government, Community Development and Sport is looking for additional funding to complete the redevelopment of National Heroes Park, Kingston.
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