Auditors cast out - UTech workers sent home following info leak to press
Four members of the audit department at the University of Technology Jamaica (UTech) were yesterday sent on leave, after information from an auditors' report involving financial queries at the institution was circulated to the media. The report, which was commissioned...
Move to stem school violence
The Ministry of Education yesterday announced several wide ranging measures to address the growing problem of violence in schools. These new measures, which came out of a committee which was established to make recommendations to address the problem...
Good vibes at Vale Royal talks
IN A striking contrast to the barb-like political image for which Jamaica has become known, smiles and cheerful words overpowered any hint of a stand-off between the country's two major political parties as the Vale Royal talks resumed at the Prime Minister's official residence...
Bittersweet day for Seaga - Loses Privy Council appeal
THE PRIVY Council in Britain yesterday upheld a Court of Appeal ruling that former Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader, Edward Seaga, should pay former Deputy Commissioner of Police Leslie Harper J$1.5 million for defamation of character....
Appointed as new pro chancellor of University of Technology (UTech)
On Monday night, Prime Minister Bruce Golding announced the appointment of former Prime Minister Edward Seaga as the new pro chancellor of the University of Technology (UTech).The Prime Minister made the announcement during the opening ceremony of the...
Giuliani, Edwards drop out
WASHINGTON (AP):Republican Rudy Giuliani and Democrat John Edwards dropped out of the United States presidential race yesterday, narrowing wide-open White House races for both parties to two top candidates. John McCain emerged as the clear front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination...
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