New MoU - Government, public sector unions to sign agreement
THE JAMAICA Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) yesterday reached an agreement with the Government on wage and fringe benefits for public sector workers, paving the way for the signing next week of a successor to the historic public...
Focus on youths - UN
VIENNA, Austria: UNITED NATIONS (UN) Secretary General Kofi Annan yesterday urged Caribbean and Latin American leaders to place more emphasis on alleviating poverty and unemployment...
Cop accused of beating removed from front line
AS THE police continue their probe into the alleged beating of a woman by members of the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF), Acting Police Commissioner Jevene Bent, yesterday gave instructions for Commandant William Malabver to be...
New boats for marine police
THE FLEET at the Marine Police Division is set to be improved at a cost of more than $325 million. Minister of National Security Dr. Peter Phillips yesterday signed a contract with a United States-based company for the purchase of 40 new boats.
HIV vaccine trial by June
THE FIRST HIV vaccine trial in Jamaica is scheduled to begin next month. Dr. Peter Figueroa, chief, epidemiology and AIDS in the Ministry of Health, made the disclosure yesterday during a press conference at the Comprehensive Health Centre in Kingston.
JLP soothes disgruntled councillors
SWIFT INTERVENTION yesterday by the leadership of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) averted what is believed to have been a planned defection by three party councillors at the St. Catherine Parish Council.
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