Health care crisis - Emergency meeting today to resolve nurses' pay dispute
Executive members of the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) and officials from the Ministry of Finance have been summoned to an emergency meeting at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in an effort to avert any further industrial action...
Audrey Marks defends Paymaster service charge
Audrey Marks, the chief executive officer of the bill payment agency, Paymaster, has defended her company's decision to implement a service charge on customers. She emphasised that the move will not result in a profit for Paymaster...
Miss Lou, late husband to be buried together
Jamaica's cultural icon, Louise Bennett-Coverley, is to be accorded an official funeral by the Government and a special thanksgiving service for her life will be held in Toronto on August 3.
In tribute to MISS LOU
The Editor, Sir: With the passing of the Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley, Jamaica has lost one of the most celebrated cultural icons it has ever had. Through three generations Miss Lou captured our hearts and our imagination with her authentic portrayal...
Second chance to earn a high school diploma
Jamaicans who have been unable to obtain a secondary-level education can now receive that certification through the High School Equivalency Programme (HISEP). The programme, which is a joint initiative between the National Council...
Deacon's defence attorney absent
The absence of a defence attorney yesterday means former Church Dayton Diamond Ridge deacon, 46-year-old Donovan Jones, and his co-accused James Rodgers, 18, are to return to court today for the fourth time this week.
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