A year of grief - Mother struggling for comfort after daugther's murder
IT HAS been exactly one year since 16-year-old Mesha-Gaye Tomlin was killed by a robber when she refused to hand over her cellular phone to him. For her mother, Irene Montaque, it has been 365 days of grief, pain and agony.
Jamaican businesses urged to be disaster ready
JAMAICAN BUSINESSES are being urged to improve their information communication technology (ICT) readiness for natural disasters ahead of a regional three-day conference on the issue beginning in May at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston.
Labour Ward to benefit from 5K
THE LABOUR Ward at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has been chosen as the recipient of the proceeds from the upcoming Pan Caribbean Sigma run.
Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) makes big dent in consumer complaints
THE CONSUMER Affairs Commission (CAC) has revealed that it successfully cleared up 92 per cent of the 1,840 complaints it received between April 2005 and February of this year. CAC Chairman Norris Crooks said yesterday...
WHAT IS THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
This is a law that protects consumers when they purchase goods or acquire services.Provisions of the Act:The Minister of Commerce can order the recall of unsafe goods and give instructions for compensation by way of refund.
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