Cement scarce - Company unable to meet demand Goverment of Jamaica moves to prevent fallout
The new Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) administration is scrambling to avert another cement crisis as the sole local manufacturer - Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL) - says it is unable to satisfy the current demand for cement, while other importers of the commodity reportedly...
Over $300 million in compensation for inferior batch
Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL) says it has disbursed a little more than $300 million to about 1,000 persons who were affected by the use of the poor-quality cement it released on the market last year. Alice Hyde, marketing manager at CCCL, told...
Expect more spot checks
The public should brace for more spot checks at hot spots in and outside the Corporate Area as the Government implements a three-month plan to arrest the nation's surging crime rate.Derrick Smith, Minister of National Security, yesterday provided only a brief outline...
Still time for Tomorrow's Children
If for some reason you missed out on the summer phase of the Tomorrow's Children Programme, put on by the University of Technology (UTech), there is still time to catch up with the third and final phase of the initiative come September 22. The brainchild of Pat Ramsay...
Outstanding CSEC achievers
Shaneka O'connor:'I've made my parents proud' - Seventeen-year-old Shaneka O'Connor could hardly find words to phrase how surprised she was when she got her CSEC examination results. So, too, was Nicole Simpson, her big sister. Shaneka, a former Jonathan Grant High student...
Trials of a community - Hampstead vs the police
The controversial killing of a pregnant woman and a 26-year-old man, who was the breadwinner of his family, has left the rural community of Hampstead, St. Thomas, stunned and the residents crying out for justice.
Universities move to attract more men
Recognising that Jamaican men are in a crisis with very few advancing to tertiary institutions, some local universities are exploring new strategies to encourage more males to enrol in higher education. Statistics from the University of the West Indies...
Chickens slaughtered for art
Whether it was artistic liberty or plain goriness, patrons attending an exhibition at the Institute of Jamaica on Sunday were left shocked and appalled when, to their horror, an artist slaughtered chickens as part of his display. The artist, Christopher Irons...
The hottest topics on the cocktail circuit
They are understudies - 1.There are usually three sides to every story and, by the sound of it, this one is no different. Some say that they were placed where they are for maximum supervision. Their spin-doctors say they are understudies...
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