The new executive
Bruce Golding, Prime Minister, Planning,Development and Defence - Dr. Kenneth Baugh, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade - Audley Shaw, Minister of Finance & the Public Service - Dorothy Lightbourne, Attorney-General & Minister of Justice...
Archbishop of York to visit Jamaica
One of Britain's most influential and colourful church leaders, the Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, will visit Jamaica to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. "We are very fortunate that the second most senior Primate...
Dispute foundation head joins Institute of Arbitrators
John S. Bassie, barrister, attorney-at-law and director of the Dispute Resolution Foundation has been made a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Mr. Bassie successfully completed all the necessary qualifications, including the institute's diploma...
Wolmer's old boys general meeting today
The Wolmer's Old Boys' Association (WOBA) will be holding its annual general meeting today at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. The meeting, scheduled to commence at 6:30 p.m., comes after a strategic retreat held on Sunday at the Kingston...
Trafigura out, Glencore in
CABINET ON Monday approved the award of a contract to Glencore to lift Nigerian crude on behalf of the Government. The National Contracts Commission had recommended in July that Glencore be given the contract to lift the oil, a job previously done by Dutch company Trafigura...
Consumers blast price gouging
PORT ANTONIO, PORTLAND: Consumers in Port Antonio, Portland and its environs have lashed out at the massive price increases for basic agricultural produce being sold by vendors at the Musgrave market. The alleged price gouging came to life following the passage of Hurricane Dean...
Mullings ready to tame oil price
Citing surging oil prices as one of the major challenges he is expected to face as the new Minister of Energy, Mining and Telecommunications, Clive Mullings says he is ready, willing and able to effect the changes necessary to revitalise the country's energy industry....
'Moving Jamaica to higher heights
NOT MANY Jamaican youth know of the exploits that earned Pearnel Charles the nickname 'Hurricane Charles' back in the 1980s when he was a member of Prime Minister Edward Seaga's Cabinet.Now 71 years old, and in charge of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Mr. Charles....
Henry to transform Vernamfield
Minister of Transport and Works Mike Henry has indicated his intention to transform Vernamfield, the motor strip in central Clarendon, into an airport facility. Mr.Henry, who was making his first official appearance as Minister, made the announcement at the Kingston Container...
Ho Lung pleads for the poor
Father Richard Ho Lung, founder and superior general of Missionaries of the Poor (MOP), has said that, in the equation of peace within a state, forgiveness and brotherly love must be mixed with economics and politics of governance. Speaking at the organisation's liturgical...
St Ann post offices in need of repair
The deplorable state of some post offices in St. Ann is said to be causing much discomfort among residents in areas served by these facilities, some of whom are now thinking of taking their grouses to the streets. Listed among the worst-affected post offices...
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