New MoU to be signed month-end
A SECOND Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government and trade unions representing public sector workers will be signed at month-end. This is according to Senator Dwight Nelson, president of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU)..

'Zekes' anticlimax - Sentencing put off till May 30
THE PRECINCTS of the Supreme Court were transformed into a war zone yesterday as security forces swooped down ahead of the expected sentencing of well-known Matthews Lane area leader Donald 'Zekes' Phipps.

'Beating' victim shot
FOR THE second time in less than a week, 35-year-old Leroy Berry is down on his luck. Four days after he and his wife were allegedly assaulted by the police in Half-Way Tree, St. Andrew, Mr. Berry was shot and injured by gunmen whose bullets also...

Prime Minister of Jamaica warns deadbeat fathers
PRIME MINISTER Portia Simpson Miller yesterday issued a stern warning to absentee fathers who do not support their children to fulfil their responsibility. She noted that her administration would weigh in to ensure that children receive...

Three-man Glenhope team named
DR. COLIN Abel of the Busta-mante Children's Hospital has been appointed to head the Ministry of Health's Review Committee to probe the circumstances surrounding the death of a two year-old ward who died at the Glenhope Place of Safety...

Cement tariff scrapped - Government removes tax for three months
AFTER A major meeting with key stakeholders in the construction sector, the Government decided to temporarily waive the remaining 15 per cent tariff imposed on imported cement.

Bidding open for Sugar Company
GOVERNMENT YESTERDAY opened bidding for the struggling Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) with the launch of a website, www.sugarcanejamaica.com, which gives details of the six estates up for sale. Yesterday, Aubyn Hill, a member of the Sugar Cane Industry...