Britain to deport Jamaican terror preacher
Jamaican-born Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abdullah el-Faisal, who has been linked to the July 7, 2005 bombings of the London transportation system, is slated to be deported to the island within weeks...
Phillips warns of narco-politics link
Dr. Peter Phillips, the Minister of National Security, has conceded that the country still faces the risk of criminals, including persons connected to the narcotics trade, getting elected to Parliament.
Bird-hunting season in full flight
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: THE MOST horrid six weekends of the year for Jamaican doves are upon them again. Starting last Saturday at various sites around the island, it's officially bird-shooting season and that spells nothing but bad news for birds....
Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) awaits new salary offer from Government
The Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) is expected to know today if the Ministry of Finance and Planning has made any changes to its salary and fringe benefits offer. We are expecting to be sent a response from the Ministry of Finance...
Wages to top Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) agenda
Salaries and fringe benefits for teachers and the readiness of schools for the new academic year will be the key issues on the agenda at the 42nd annual conference of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), which gets under way this morning...
Noel Hylton denies submitting Sandals Whitehouse report
Noel Hylton, chairman of the Port Authority of Jamaica, has denied submitting a report last year on the controversial Sandals Whitehouse project involving $2.5 billion of cost overruns. This contradicts a statement made this year in Parliament...
Reconsider CSEC subsidy - Holness
Opposition spokesman on Education, Andrew Holness, says the Government should reconsider paying the fees for students to sit four subjects in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, formerly known as CXC.
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