Golding urges move away from culture of borrowing
LONDON, England: JAMAICA IS in an economic bind because its government has borrowed excessively from local and international commercial banking sectors, the money has to be repaid, and those sectors will not write off debts...
Raymond Chang to get honorary degree from Canadian university
JAMAICAN-BORN BUSINESSMAN and philanthropist G. Raymond Chang is one of two outstanding leaders to receive honorary degrees from Canada's Ryerson University next month. James K. Bartleman, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, is the other.
Days of hell at Bromley Primary
FOR THE teachers of Bromley Primary School, in Lewis Store, St. Mary, each day is a struggle against reason to educate the young, tender minds in their charge. The working conditions can inspire terror...
UWI to deregister 534 today
THE UNIVERSITY of the West Indies (UWI) is to deregister 534 students today for non-payment of tuition fees. The final deadline for payment of tuition fees was September 30, but up to last Friday, the university was still allowing students to pay...
New date for Spelling Bee parish finals
DUE TO the inclement weather, The Gleaner Company's Children's Own Spelling Bee Parish Finals, scheduled to begin today in Clarendon, have been postponed. They will now begin with the St. Thomas finals on Monday...
UNPLUG FROM POWER WASTE
MANY CONSUMERS are aware of some of the more typical conservation measures that can be employed in the home or office environment. However, most persons may not be familiar with the concept of standby power waste. What is that, you may ask?
Transportation to suffer from tourism tax hike, says Bartlett
WESTERN BUREAU: OPPOSITION SPOKESPERSON on tourism, Edmund Bartlett, says hotels will not be the only entities to suffer as a result of the imposition of the increased tourism tax but also ground transportation contractors...
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