On your mark! - 147 vie for election candidacy today
The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) has indicated that some 147 prospective candidates will today seek to satisfy the requirements under the electoral law to become candidates in the August 27 general election. Today's activities will put them in the starting blocks...
Negril hoteliers hit by outages, water shortage - Negative impact as RTI, ATI unfold
WESTERN BUREAU: Negril's small and independent hoteliers are livid with the island's utility companies after suffering an Independence weekend plagued by electrical outages and water disruptions. During this holiday period - perhaps the first time since the start of the year...
Helene Davis-Whyte - Enjoying the union
IT IS hard to imagine a woman being in the thick of labour negotiations where tempers often flare and the pressure mounts to get the best deal for the workers you represent. But Helene Davis-Whyte admits to loving the "cut and thrust" of these negotiations.
Clarendon police say no to motorcades today
The threat of political violence and a shortage of manpower have forced the Clarendon police to place a ban on political motorcades in North West Clarendon today. Superintendent in charge of the Clarendon police, Radcliffe Lewis, told The Gleaner that the ban has come on account...
Justice delayed is justice denied - Glengoffe awaits answers to senseless killings
She stared into the distance, her eyes focused on a now barren field, which she said was once her father's farm. A one-room house where he used to live is perched precariously on an incline, the small structure jostling for space with two other one-room structures....
LESLEY-ANN WELSH from school to film production
In the summer of 2006, Lesley-Ann Welsh was involved in two really interesting projects. First, she was a production assistant with Warner Brothers Productions in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. As the assistant to the production manager, her work included coordinating correspondence....
Krystal Lee achieves academic excellence
In May 2007 Krystal Lee graduated from the University of Delaware, the United States, with a masters of public administration (MPA). Her specialisation was in student affairs. The University of Delaware, founded in 1743, is a state-assisted institution of higher learning...
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