MP demands pay increase
An opposition Member of Parliament broke an apparent code of silence among legislators yesterday when he spoke up and demanded a pay increase. Mike Henry, MP for Central Clarendon, left no doubt that he was opposed to any further delay in the granting of pay increases...
Heritage Trust, Spanish sign agreement
The Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) and the Spanish Jamaica Foundation yesterday signed an agreement, which will see the foundation erecting signs at heritage sites across the country.Spanish Ambassador Jess Silva honorary president of the foundation...
Suspected ganja diver's body found
The body of a marine diver who the police suspected was attempting to affix a canister with more than 100 pounds of compressed ganja to the hull of a ship, was fished from the Kingston Harbour yesterday. "The body had a large wound to the face," head of the Marine Division...
Investigative unit for OCG
A new special investigative unit is to be established in the Office of the Contractor General (OCG). The three-member team will be hired when the OCG moves to a more spacious location, later in the year.
Phillip hailed as labour stalwart
THE FUNERAL service for Dr.George Phillip, the industrial relations expert who died at his St. Andrew home last Saturday, will take place at the St. Margaret's Church in Liguanea on Tuesday, starting at 9:00 a.m. Dr. Phillip, who was 69 years old, lost an eight-year fight...
Local cops advised to cease comments
Investigators probing the death of former Pakistan cricket coach Bob, Woolmer, should stop speaking to the press, thus feeding media speculation, believes a senior Scotland Yard detective. Speaking to The Gleaner on condition of anonymity, the officer, who has prior...
Overseas experts begin Woolmer probe
The four Scotland Yard detectives and the International Police (Interpol) forensic expert have commenced their investigations into the murder of former Pakistan cricket coach, Bob Woolmer. Karl Angell, director of communications for the Jamaica...
Sick-out grinds bauxite trains to a halt
Industrial action, taken by workers at the Jamaica Railway Corporation affected production at the West Indies Alumina Company (Windalco) plants at Ewarton in St. Catherine and Kirkvine in Manchester, yesterday. Some 30 workers including gatekeepers and train controllers...
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