GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Jamaica to be knighted - Buckingham Palace to gazette award on November 6
GOVERNOR-GENERAL Professor Kenneth Hall is to be knighted soon, according to information out of Jamaica House. "Prime Minister Bruce Golding said that the Government made the recommendation for the knighthood in keeping with the practice of his predecessors," ...
Young and old eagerly await national honours
Having suffered a stroke, former politician and director of the Mavis Bank Coffee Factory, Keble Munn, had slightly slurred speech when he spoke to the The Gleaner yesterday. Still, he was able to explain his joy in receiving the National Honour of the Order of Jamaica...
Commish Thomas is good example - Smith
MINISTER OF National Security Derrick Smith has hailed outgoing Commissioner of Police, Lucius Thomas, as a good example of a cop who has moved through the ranks of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to the very top. "Commissioner Thomas is a shining example...
Rain damage reports expected this week
TRANSPORT and Works Minister Mike Henry should tomorrow receive the preliminary damage assessment report on the effects of last week's rain on the country's road, bridges and drain infrastructure. Stephen Shaw, communications manager of the National Works Agency...
No cellphones in Trinidad voting booths
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Voters in the upcoming general election are to be banned from using cellphones inside voting booths on election day, election officials here have said.The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC), in a statement on the weekend...
Pollster suggests early Grenada elections
ST.GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC): Director of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Research Services (CADRES), Peter Wickham, says it will be in the best interest of Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell to call a general election in Grenada sooner rather than later.
Ad out for new commissioner
THE POLICE Services Commission has advertised the post of commissioner of police, but no specific qualification was stated for the job. In an advertisement in the The Sunday Gleaner, the Office of the Services Commission invited "suitably qualified persons within or outside...
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