Threat of job cuts after Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
MINISTER OF State in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Fitz Jackson, said there may have to be job cuts in the public sector after the current Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) expires in March.

Youth leaders to better inner-city communities
FORTY-NINE RESIDENTS of some of the most notoriously volatile inner-city communities in Kingston, yesterday beamed with pride as they graduated from the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce's (JCC) youth leadership training programme.

Cayman offering amnesty - Two-week reprieve for immigration offenders
THE CAYMAN Islands is offering a two-week amnesty for persons overstaying their visas The amnesty will last from Saturday, December 9 to Friday, December 23 said a statement by the Government Information Service (GIS).

Gonsalves sworn in
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC: PRIME MINISTER Dr. Ralph Gonsalves was sworn-in yesterday morning for a second term, following Wednesday's general election which returned his Unity Labour Party (ULP) to power.

Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor claims severely beaten by cop
JAMAICA LABOUR Party (JLP) councillor for the Lawrence Tavern Division, John Myers, yesterday threatened to take legal action against a policeman he claimed severely beat him on Wednesday night.

KRAAL TRIAL: DAY 29 - Crown closes case
THE CROWN closed its case yesterday after calling 44 witnesses at the trial of Senior Superintendent Reneto Adams and five other policemen charged with murder. Lawyers began making submissions in law in the absence of the jury...

Singer employees ill after food sampling
NESTLÉ JAMAICA Limited is yet to receive lab test results to determine the cause of illness of 36 Singer Jamaica employees who sampled its products last Saturday.