OUT OF AIR! Gas stations sport broken pumps or none at all
So, you're driving along and suddenly, you realise that your tyres need air. You decide to make a quick stop at a service (gas) station to get your wheels pumped. But, what you thought would have been a simple task, may prove more difficult than you expected, as functioning air pumps...
Outgoing JTA president pleased with performance
With just over four weeks to go before her tenure as president of the the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) ends, Ena Barclay says she has done well to improve the welfare of the island's teachers. "I am pleased that I was able to represent the teachers...
PTA fee proposal rejected - Deduction idea impractical - PM
Prime Minister Bruce Golding on Friday shot down a suggestion made by the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ) for an automatic deduction from the grant given to schools to go towards PTA fees. In his final address as president of the NPTAJ...
Sylvia Edwards murder accused granted bail
The long delay in getting a retired policeman to testify at the trial of the two men charged with the murder of 48-year-old gas station operator, Sylvia Edwards, has resulted in the men being granted bail. Rupert Wallace, 44, businessman of Garveymeade...
Little Ochie founder deserves national recognition - Tufton
WESTERN BUREAU: Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has said he would recommend that the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica nominate the proprietor of the Little Ochie Seafood Restaurant as one of the job creators in Jamaica...
As leadership fight looms ...PNP stalwart calls for unity
His voice was barely audible over the roar of the crowd which crammed a classroom at the Harbour View Primary School in St Andrew. The People's National Party (PNP) 'massive' fought off the stifling heat, preferring to shed layers of clothing rather than leave the room...
Hear us out, say deaf drivers
There are fresh concerns that the approval of driver's licences for deaf persons would require the retraining of traffic police and examination officers to properly communicate with them. The Government has taken steps to amend the law to allow deaf persons...
Anglicans meet to discuss gay issues
Bishops of the Anglican Church in Jamaica and The Cayman Islands are in London to attend the 15th Lambeth Conference of Bishops, starting tomorrow and ending on August 4. The delegation includes the Lord Bishop, the Rt Rev Dr Alfred Reid; the Bishop of Mandeville...
$60m bill for tanks
An estimate carried out by the technical department of the St Elizabeth parish council revealed that it would cost approximately $60 million to upgrade and repair 35 of the 82 catchment tanks in the parish. The estimate was presented at the monthly general meeting of the council...
Bad roads spark disagreement
Mayor of Port Antonio, Floyd Patterson, was forced to intervene in a row among three councillors in the Portland Parish Council over the disbursement of funds to effect road repairs in two divisions.Councillors Wayne McKenzie, and Dexter Rowland are...
Taking gov't to the people
ST THOMAS: A novel idea with a creative approach is how the Reverend Marjorie Fairweather-Wilson, priest in charge at the Trinityville Anglican Church, described the July monthly meeting of the St Thomas Parish Council, as she gave the benediction...
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