No new light - Auditor General's report confirms bulb breaches
Checks and balances were almost non-existent in the implementation of the free Jamaica-Cuba light bulb project. The Auditor General's probe into the matter has uncovered widespread breaches of the Government's procurement and disbursement rules. Embattled former minister of state...
Unlicensed medics to go
In the latest attempt to stamp out the practice of unregistered persons performing as medical practitioners, the Medical Council of Jamaica has published the names of two persons - Francisco Silva Torres and Leslie Baxter - who are not licensed to practise medicine....
New transport complex for downtown Kingston
IF THINGS go as planned, downtown Kingston will have a totally different look by this summer. Government yesterday signed two contracts for the construction of a new transport complex and the renovation of the St. William Grant Park.
Train teachers to manage - Mico principal
In an effort to assist with upgrading the island's 17,000 teachers who do not have a first degree, the Mico University College is to establish nine distance - learning centres across the island by September. This was revealed yesterday by Dr. Claude Packer, principal of the 172 year-old institution....
Carpenters for Canada
Some 41 carpenters have been selected for employment in Toronto, Canada. The workmen were chosen from a group of 72 individuals, certified by the Heart/NTA, after a series of interviews conducted by representatives from Canada. According to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security ...
US to step up deportation of criminals
New York: Federal authorities expect to identify and deport more than 200,000 immigrants this year who are convicted criminals serving time in prisons and jails across the United States, the country's top federal immigration enforcement official said Monday...
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