'We're in the dark' - Contractor General not able to monitor majority of Government contracts
THOUSANDS OF Govern-ment contracts are currently not being monitored by the Contractor General due to a serious shortage of manpower. According to newly-appointed Contractor General, Greg Christie...

Registrar of Titles fired - Lands Minister cites inefficiency
REGISTRAR OF Titles Alfred McPherson has been sacked. Mr. McPherson, who was in July 2003, appointed Director of Titles, with responsibility as the Registrar of Titles, was dismissed on Wednesday. He was on a three-year contract.

University of the West Indies Guild embraces CARICOM Single Market and Economy
WITH THE institution itself an example of regional integration, Student Guild members at the University of the West Indies (UWI) are volunteering as advocates for the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).

... But general public still in dark
A LACK of public information continues to 'plague' the introduction of the CARICOM Single Market (CSM), according to Senator Delano Franklyn, State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Jamaica Observer editor quits
THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF of the Jamaica Observer, Paget deFreitas, has resigned, effective January 31, after 12 years in the job. Edward Khoury, the newspaper's chief executive officer, did not give a specific reason...

Joint bauxite venture collapses, 15 lose jobs
THE POSITIONS of 15 employees at the Alpart Spur Tree and Mining Department were made redundant yesterday as a result of the collapse of the Joint Bauxite Mining Venture comprising bauxite companies Alpart, Jamalcoa and Windalco...

Campbell denies being sacked
COLIN CAMPBELL, deputy general secretary of the People's National Party (PNP), has denied reports that he was to be booted from the party secretariat in the wake of his decision to support leadership contender, Portia Simpson Miller.

Fourth person charged in Dyoll breaches
A FOURTH person has been charged in connection with breaches of the Insurance Act for allegedly providing false information arising from the collapsed Dyoll Insurance Company Ltd. She is Debbie Ann Hyde, former financial officer with the Dyoll Group...

Alleged Super Plus beaters granted $500,000 bail each
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: THE FIVE men, including senior management personnel, from the Super Plus Food Stores in Manchester, who were implicated in the alleged beating of two employees, have been granted bail.