NEW HOTELS, FEW HOMES
While the Simpson Miller Administration is excited about the economic prospects of large scale hotel developments, civic leaders in St. James worry these could become two-edged swords causing unplanned, crime-proned communities to mushroom.
Whiteman always a gentleman
BURCHELL WHITEMAN'S mobile phone and the straight lines at his King's House office rang with annoying regularity during an interview with The Sunday Gleaner, last week.
Can PNP reclaim NE St Ann?
NE St. Ann, prior to the 1980 general election, was considered a People's National Party (PNP) stronghold. Then came the by-election in 2001 where a woman named Shaine Robinson turned the form book around and won the seat for the Jamaica Labour Party.
Revive rental market in resort towns - planner
While squatter settlements are being fingered as a root cause of Jamaica's crime problem, physical planners at the University of Technology (UTech) say they ought not to be blamed.
Bill Johnson backs St Lucian poll
Below is a statement by pollster Bill Johnson regarding the results of surveys his firm Johnson Survey Researchconducted on behalf of the St. Lucia Labour Party ahead of the general election held, last Monday.
UWI on fund-raising mission - Increased demands put pressure on budget
The University of the West Indies (UWI), faced with increased competition from other local and international institutions, is seeking to raise additional funds to improve its facilities and expand its programmes.
Who are the real cops? The dilemma facing St James residents
As heavily armed men clad in police-style denim and marked bullet-proof vest continue to wreak murderous havoc in St. James, residents are now faced with the dilemma of differentiating between law-abiding cops, corrupt cops and criminals posing as cops.
Senate passes bills to put off Local Government elections
The Senate on Friday passed two bills for the postponement of Local Government elections, despite objections by Opposition members.
Free birth papers for newborns in 2007
Beginning in January, the Registrar General's Department (RGD) will provide a birth certificate, free of cost, to every newborn as the agency moves to implement compulsory child registration.
Revealing myself
My regular Sunday column has not been published for the past four weeks because I set myself a self-imposed deadline of completing the first 200 pages of my autobiographic work, which I started in July.
Breakthrough in Lyns' abduction - One arrested, other still being sought
The police last night captured Kevin Powell, one of two men who are implicated in the abduction of Richard and Julia Lyn from their Ingleside home in Mandeville last Sunday. The other man, Lenox Swaby is still being sought.
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