Council transfers irk mayor
LUCEA, Hanover: Mayor of Lucea and chairman of the Hanover Parish Council Lloyd Hill has expressed disappointment about plans by the Parish Council Services Commission to conduct a mass transfer of secretary/managers throughout the islands parish...
Parish council loses $-million project
MAY PEN, CLARENDON:An emotional Councillor Winston Maragh told the Clarendon Parish Council at its monthly meeting on October 9, that Springfield, South Clarendon had lost out on a US$1-million project from a Florida donor because of the council's...
No Christmas for Spaldings market - Vendors to remain in temporary area for holidays
MAY PEN, CLARENDON: With less than two months to go before vendors and shoppers are engaged in Christmas activities, there are worrying signs that the Spaldings Municipal Market, which has been under construction for almost two years ...
DNA delay angers Ananda Dean's dad - '(The police) are dragging their feet' - Richard Dean
The family of 11-year-old Ananda Dean is growing impatient with the long wait for confirmation from the police on whether a body found in Belvedere, St Andrew, three weeks ago, is that of the little girl. Richard Dean, father...
Veteran educator passes
MONTEGO BAY, St James: Family members and friends poured out tributes for late educator, Cecelita Rose Daley, during a funeral mass held last week Tuesday at the Holy Trinity Church in Montego Bay, St James. Dr Errol Daley, the eldest of her six children...
Family's four-day search ends in grisly find
SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland: Four days of uncertainty and anxiety over a missing St Elizabeth man ended with the discovery of his body partially buried in a swamp in Westmoreland on Saturday morning. Concerns were raised over Bertram Dixon, 34-year-old mason...
Crime choking Jamaica's GDP, says British official
GARETH THOMAS, British minister of state for trade and development, says Jamaica's gross domestic product (GDP) growth is being stifled by the country's high murder rate. Thomas said Jamaica could achieve annual GDP growth of 5.4 per cent...
Jamaica's ethanol mission
High prices and tight supply in the global petroleum and crude oil markets have accelerated moves by governments to seek ways to diversify their energy base.In Jamaica, with the fuel import bill now equal to the nation's earnings from exports, sustained...
Jamaica red tape angers Trini businesswoman
These are frustrating times for Dr Gillian Goddard, a Trinidadian entrepreneur who has painstakingly tried to import organic produce from Jamaica.It is a dream she has been working on for almost a year, but Goddard...
Bitter murder case put off
The case of Kingston businessman, 42-year-old Stephen Bitter, who is charged with the murder of his 90-year-old grandfather, has been put off to allow the defence to source an expert witness.Bitter's case, which came before the Home Circuit Court on...
Getting that Cayman visa
Travel from Jamaica to The Cayman Islands has increased significantly over the last two years. Statistics show that persons travelling from Jamaica to The Cayman Islands in 2007 increased by 34 per cent, up from 6,188 persons...
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