Vale Royal talks on - Bruce, Portia return to consensus table
THE VALE Royal talks will soon be resumed as the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) yesterday backed down from its hard-line position, saying it would now dialogue with the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). In a release yesterday, Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller said...
No cash until February for Higgins investors in Jamaica
WESTERN BUREAU: Investors in the Higgins Warner investment club, which moved its Jamaican operations overnight to the United Arab Emirates, will have to wait until February to receive outstanding returns. Responding to emails from The Gleaner and a number of its members...
Medical bill soars - Health Ministry says it is now costing $2.2 billion to treat violence-related injuries
The Health Ministry is reporting that the cost of treating violence-related injuries in hospitals has almost tripled since 2004. According to a Health Ministry official, it is now costing $2.2 billion each year, up from $700 million three years ago....
Nelson, unions debate MoU3
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Dwight Nelson, says pay increases for public sector workers, under the proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU3), will be determined on the basis of "cost of living,...
Use scientific approach to fight crime - Professor
The increased use of scientific research and data has been put forward by a University of the West Indies (UWI) academic as a necessary tool in the fight against crime and violence. Professor Ronald Young, dean of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences at the UWI...
Walker asks institutions to accept voter ID
Director of Elections Danville Walker has requested that all public and private institutions continue to accept the recently-expired national voter identification cards, presented by customers, until new ones are issued by June this year. ...
Trinidad will not sign on to PetroCaribe
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):The Trinidad and Tobago government yesterday gave its clearest indication that it would not change its position and be part of an oil initiative that Venezuela has established to assist Caribbean Community (CARICOM)...
Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) wants more dough for school feeding programme
The Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) wants the Government to allocate more money to the National School Feeding Programme in order to improve the nutritional needs of the nation's children. According to JTA President, Ena Barclay, nutrition played a crucial role in a child's life...
'Ban smoking in public'
Dr. Herb Elliott, a member of the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) Medical and Anti-Doping Commission, wants the Jamaican government to ban smoking in public places, especially at sporting events. "Smoking should be banned from public spaces, from restaurants...
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