National Housing Trust (NHT) amnesty - Delinquent employers owe $9 billion, get six months to pay
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson has approved a six-month amnesty of penalty on outstanding National Housing Trust (NHT) contributions for the period January 16, 2006 to July 15, 2006, on the request of the NHT board of directors.
United States congressmen get familiar with Jamaica
WESTERN BUREAU: EIGHT MEMBERS of the Inter-American Economic Council drawn, from the 4th United States Congressional and Business Delegation, and their top aides arrived at the Sangster International Airport yesterday aboard two private jets.
Campaign for People's National Party's (PNP) leadership heats up
WITH THE People's National Party's (PNP) leadership campaign threatening to get out of hand, one of its main contenders, Dr. Peter Phillips, is calling for comrades to tone down their campaign rhetoric.
Jamaica Stock Exchange moves to protect investors
WESTERN BUREAU: THE JAMAICA Stock Exchange (JSE) says it is overhauling its operations in an effort to protect investors and ensure growth of the industry. "Our focus must be on strengthening of regulatory framework...
Information Act under review
A JOINT Select Committee of Parliament met yesterday to begin the first review of the two-year-old Access to Information Act. During the committee meeting, preliminary discussions were held on the possibility of changing the name of the legislation.
Digicel barred from erecting cell base in Manor Park
THE NATIONAL Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has issued a stop order barring Digicel Jamaica from erecting a cellular base station in Manor Park, St. Andrew. It is being erected in an empty lot near townhouses...
Make police stations' repairs a priority - G2K
GENERATION 2000 (G2K), an affiliate of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), is insisting that Government regard repairing and upgrading of the nation's police stations as a major priority.
Stricter guidelines for importers
THE PLANT Quarantine Unit in the Ministry of Agriculture has implemented new import regulations, fees and penalties to monitor the operations of importers. The new regulations provide strict guidelines, which importers must follow...
Former teacher named children's advocate
MARY CLARKE, the former manager of the Social Development and Gender Unit at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), has been appointed Children's Advocate. Mrs. Clarke, who is also a former teacher of history...
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