UN 60TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY - Latin America, Caribbean still wrestle with extreme poverty
DESPITE MAKING slight progress in improving primary education and reducing hunger, Latin America and the Caribbean are still found wanting in eradicating extreme poverty, making primary education universal, and stopping environmental decline...
Opposition criticises Paulwell's presence at C&W press conference
THE OPPOSITION Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has cited Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology Phillip Paulwell's presence at a recent Cable & Wireless press conference as "irresponsible" ministerial behaviour.
Postmaster General Blossom O'Meally-Nelson retires October
POSTMASTER GENERAL, Dr. Blossom O'Meally-Nelson, demits office in mid-October. Dr. O'Meally-Nelson had indicated in September 2004 that she would seek an extension of her contract for one year only, to October 2005.
Repairs set back 'St Bess' school
ALMOST TWO weeks since the start of the 2005/2006 school year, the Mountainside Primary School in St. Elizabeth is yet to be reopened to all the students. At the institution, classes are only opened to grades six and four.
Portmore leg of highway to meet completion target
THE FOUR-KILOMETRE Portmore leg of Highway 2000 remains on target for completion by the end of June, the operator of the tolled highway has said. Trevor Jackson, managing director of TransJamaican Highway, said last week...
Carib Cement stages mandatory security exercise
CARIBBEAN CEMENT Company Limited yesterday staged a security exercise, dubbed Operation Bright Star, at each of the company's three ports in east Kingston. This exercise was a requirement by the International Maritime Organisation...
No banana agreement in sight
LATIN AMERICAN countries have rejected the European Union's (EU) latest proposed tariff reductions in their banana exports, dashing the hopes of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) banana producers for a settlement to the impasse.
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