Tough regulations - Contractor General demands info on Government contracts below $4m
IN A bid to stop thousands of Government contracts from escaping independent scrutiny, Contractor General Greg Christie has demanded that all Government ministries and public bodies furnish him with detailed information...

Parliament reopens with many changes
A NEW legislative year gets under way today, with a number of firsts at the State opening of Parliament scheduled for 10 a.m. at Gordon House. Although an annual event, today's ceremony will be a special occasion as for the first time, a woman...

Sugar production to resume at Frome
WORKERS OF the Frome sugar factory in Westmoreland agreed to resume production yesterday after learning that the factory's agricultural services manager Curbette Victorine had been sent on immediate leave pending a 36-day...

Unions sign on to second MoU
THE JAMAICA Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) said yesterday that it would enter a second memorandum of understanding (MoU) for public sector workers despite its disappointment with the Government's position against exceeding a 20 per cent increase...

Sir Bill Morris to sit in House of Lords
SIR BILL Morris is set to become a peer in the British House of Lords on the appointment of Prime Minister Tony Blair. His name appears on a denuded list of appointees compiled by the Labour Party, after the Prime Minister was forced to make adjustments..

Children Expo 2006 launched
INEFFECTIVE PARENTING and poor family support are the main reasons for 1,200 children entering the child protection system each year, according to Allison Anderson, chief executive officer of the Child Development Agency (CDA).

Jamaican on death row in Florida gets extension
LANCELOT ARMSTRONG, a Jamaican man on death row in Florida, has been granted an extension of time for a clemency hearing, pending investigation of alleged irregularities relating to a prosecution witness.