Hand it over! CG blasts State agencies withholding information
The nation's move towards transparency and accountability in government is being derailed by agents of the State who are refusing to provide the Contractor General with information on how they award millions of dollars worth of contracts.
HIV/AIDS rate falls in Trelawny
WESTERN BUREAU: The health authorities in Trelawny say the programmes they have implemented to combat the spread of the HIV/AIDS virus are having a positive impact as the rate of HIV contraction has slowed down considerably.
JLP to forego wage hike
Opposition parliamentarians have said they will refuse to accept their salary increase until the Government resolves the ongoing salary disputes with the police and nurses.
Int'l security team for Cricket World Cup
Preparations for staging the ICC Cricket World Cup in the West Indies next year, took an important step forward last week with the inauguration of the International Support and Advisory Group (ISAG) at a meeting in Barbados.
Row over blended cement
A furore erupted in Parliament on Tuesday when Member of Parliament for west rural St. Andrew, Andrew Gallimore, accused the Government of disregarding the results of tests done by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) on cement imported...
Paulwell survives censure motion
For nearly six hours on Tuesday, the House of Representatives debated a motion to censure Minister of Industry, Technology, Commerce and Energy, Phillip Paulwell, for negligence and gross dereliction of duty.
Indies Pharma unveils range of low-cost drugs
WESTERN BUREAU: On a path to revolutionise current drug prices, Indies Pharma, western Jamaica's largest pharmaceutical company, has unveiled a range of low-cost drugs to treat a number of the major diseases affecting the nation.
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