Sugar crisis - Protest locks down Frome factory
WESTERN BUREAU: THE CRISIS in the local sugar industry has worsened following yesterday's decision by the Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) to close the Frome sugar factory in Westmoreland indefinitely.The SCJ's move comes in the wake of ongoing worker unres
Closure to Bogue saga - 'I know some of the persons now on the lands will not be able to buy'
WESTERN BUREAU: AFTER YEARS of being tainted by claims of irregularities, abuse of power and political nepotism, the occupation of the Bogue Lands in Montego Bay, are to be regularised as the St. James Parish Council...
... What became of Belle Air property?
DID THE National Land Agency sell Hoteles Pinero Jamaica (HOJAPI) Limited 200 acres of land at Belle Air, St. Ann? The National Land Agency documents say yes. HOJAPI says no. Documents which The Gleaner got from the the National Land Agency...
Breakdown of family a plague on society
CHILDREN'S ADVOCATE, Mary Clarke, says the level of violence plaguing the nation's schools, is the result of a breakdown of family life. According to her, it is in the family that children learn their first conflict resolution skills...
Accept sex workers, says Lascelles Chin
LASCELLES CHIN, chairman of Lasco Group of Companies, says the society should be more practical and accept commercial sex workers in an effort to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS in Jamaica.
Mico students protest for improved security
IMPROVED SECURITY measures are to be implemented at the Mico Teachers' College on Marescaux Road in Kingston. This follows the invasion of the campus last Friday by about 12 masked gunmen who reportedly gained entry to the institution ...
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