Spotlight on corruption - Shaw wants World Bank to do local study
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw has asked the World Bank to conduct a diagnostic study on corruption in Jamaica as part of the Government's strategy to tackle the high levels of dishonesty and fraudulent practices in the country. Mr. Shaw made the request...
Hospital invaded by thugs
A scare on Friday night has left some medical staff at the Percy Junor Hospital in Spaldings, Manchester, calling for improved security measures on the hospital grounds. Reports reaching The Gleaner are that three men, armed with knives...
Hanover wants better trash plan
Lucea, HANOVER: Some of Hanover's major stakeholders are again expressing displeasure with what they say is the substandard rate of garbage collection in the parish by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). The parish, they said, is not getting value for money.
Research says swearing can boost team spirit
Some employers may want to consider permitting the use of profanity in the workplace from time to time. It seems using a few expletives in your day-to-day communication at work could actually help build team spirit and help release steam, a recent study suggests.
Mystery surrounds murder, suicide
WESTERN BUREAU:No one has been able to give an explanation as to what could have driven a senior citizen to stab a young woman to death before allegedly committing a 'fiery' suicide in the Seavie community in Flankers, St.James, yesterday. Dead are 25-year-old craft vendor...
Recalled medicines not here
The Ministry of Health and Environment says several non-prescription cough and cold medicines that are being recalled in the United States of America (U.S.A.) are products which were not approved by the Ministry of Health. As such, the ministry said they have not been detected....
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