Sunset bill passed - Government promises no violation of Jamaican rights
Government yesterday attempted to allay the concerns of Jamaicans who believe their rights may be violated under the Sunset Legislation passed in the House of Representatives for Cricket World Cup 2007. At the end of the near four-hour debate...
Major drug bust in Montego Bay
A major narcotics operation, which targeted illegal drug dealers in Montego Bay, St. James, paid rich dividends last week, when the police seized cocaine with a street value of $12 million.
Opposition lobbies for journalists
The Parliamentary Opposition has raised objections to the new measures introduced by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Michael Peart, to restrict journalists to the reporters' gallery.
Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) braces for cricket casualties
The Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) is to receive a CT scan machine and an MRI machine, among other equipment in anticipation of high levels of motor vehicle collisions during World Cup Cricket, according to Dr. Trevor McCartney...
Jubilee to get a fresh coat for Christmas
The Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), is to receive a facelift for Christmas, Health Minister Horace Dalley announced yesterday. Addressing journalists following a tour of the Kingston Public Hospital, Mr. Dalley said...
Jamaica to host w.w.w.orldwide Internet party
KNOWN as the alternative web browser to Microsoft's market dominant Internet Explorer, Firefox is inviting users to organise their own launch parties worldwide, this Friday, to celebrate its new version 2.0, made available for download...
Settlement scheme holders to get land titles
The Ministry of Agriculture and Lands will soon be hitting the road to deliver land titles to residents of land settlement schemes. Some of these schemes date back to the 1940s when the government sold land under special terms to persons...
'Sabina Park disabled-friendly'
Less than six months before the historic staging of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Cricket World Cup 2007 in the Caribbean, State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Floyd Morris, has declared the Sabina Park facility...
Dr. Vin Lawrence to face Public Accounts Committee (PAC)
Dr. Vin Lawrence, the former chairman of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), and representatives of Nevalco Consultants, are to be summoned to Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) next week to answer questions...
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