Still no loan fund for teachers
The Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), on Monday, expressed its dissatisfaction because the $500-million revolving loan fund for teachers is yet to come to fruition and has threatened serious action if nothing is done soon.
Bleaching items to be confiscated
The Ministry of Health said it would be increasing its inspections of businesses and vendors who sell illegal pharmaceutical bleaching products and confiscate them. This, as the Health Ministry attempts to reduce the growing practice...
Contract approved for fence at Bellevue
Cabinet has approved a contract valued at $21 million for the erection of a perimeter fence at the Bellevue Hospital, on Windward Road, in Kingston. Minister of Information, Donald Buchanan, made the disclosure at Monday's post-Cabinet press...
Jamaica has two-month cement surplus
The country now has a two-month stockpile of cement following last year's cement crisis, the Ministry of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce reported yesterday. Overall supply increased by 24.8 per cent last year, said the ministry.
Jury says Kilancholly suspect fit to plead
A seven-member jury has found that 31-year-old security guard Jeffrey Perry, who allegedly murdered three children at Kilancholly, St. Mary, in January 2005, is fit to plead. A lawyer is to be assigned to represent Perry at his trial...
'Dedicate ministry to youth'
WESTERN BUREAU: Arguing that Youth has been consistently treated as a "Cinderella portfolio", industry stakeholders said yesterday it was full time Caribbean governments treat it with the weight it deserved.
'Reggae country' on a budget
Every year Jamaica sees the staging of several music festivals, and each provides the opportunity for locals and tourists alike to enjoy some of the best music that Reggae country has to offer; usually sharing the stage with a few acclaimed...
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