GLEANER EDITORS' FORUM: INEFFICIENCIES AT SUGAR FACTORIES
IN THE private sector, if you run a factory and you are poorly turning out 45 per cent you are throwing away a half per cent of the sugar, you are fired, usually you resign before the end of the crop.

Phillips promises prosperity for Portland
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: IN A confident mood, Minister of National Security Dr. Peter Phillips, outlined new mechanisms to be used to combat crime - while pledging to undertake remedial work in Portland, when elected party leader and Prime Minister.

Teachers to get 50% refund of tuition fees
MORE THAN 1,000 public school teachers, who studied without taking leave of absence from the classroom, will be reimbursed 50 per cent of their tuition fees, according to Ruel Reid, president of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA)....

Canadian college offers hospitality scholarships
CANADA'S NIAGARA College, in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, will be offering tuition entry scholarships to two Jamaican citizens to pursue its four-year Bachelor of Applied Business (hospitality operations management)...

It's a journalist's right to express
JOURNALISTS REGION-WIDE are still facing great challenges from the governments and agents of the states in doing their jobs. In the year 2005, more than 10 violations of freedom of expression were committed...

Shakti versus Bedford Park
THE ONGOING battle between The Shakti Yoga Centre and the Bedford Park Citizen Association is expected to move from the upscale residential area to the courts, said Kingston and St. Andrew Cooperation (KSAC) Town Clerk, Lincoln Evans.