MAN OF THE YEAR - Jukie stands tall - Juici Patties boss tops Gleaner Honour Awards
Jukie Chin, founder of the successful Juici Patties chain of restaurants, was yesterday hailed as 'Man of the Year' at the 28th annual Gleaner Honour Awards ceremony, held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. He received the award for the outstanding contribution...
Gordon-Webley named executive director of NSWMA
Joan Gordon-Webley is the new executive director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). Mrs. Gordon-Webley is promising to turn around the negative image of the scandal-ridden agency during her tenure by being on the road and ensuring that the work gets done....
'Every day is a journey'
As her assistant escorts us to her office, we hear her voice. It's the voice of a strong, dominant woman. She's speaking to someone over the phone. Telling them about an email she's about to send - "potentially controversial" - is how she describes it...
Westmoreland remembers victims of murder-suicide
WESTERN BUREAU: Yesterday was not a typical day at Manning's School in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland. It was a day that the school family spent agonising over the bizarre death of fourth-form student, 14-year-old Kadijah Waldron, who was killed in an apparent murder/suicide...
One man's trash …Scrap-metal trade proves good business in Jamaica
The lucrative scrap-metal trade has placed value on almost every piece of metal within the home.In addition to motor vehicle parts, zinc sheetings, window blades, cylinder heads and gas tubes sell for up to $5,000 a pound. Empty food cans are also worth hundreds of dollars ...
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