Gleaner pensioners fêted
Retired trade unionist Bromley Armstrong, OD, has implored pensioners to share their knowledge and experience with the youth, as this was critical to human development. Armstrong was addressing Gleaner Company pensioners yesterday at their annual luncheon ...
Contractor general clamping down on government entities - 17 bodies face courts for late reports
Almost 20 public entities are to be hauled before the courts for failure to comply with a requisition of the Office of the Contractor General (OCG). The director of public prosecutions (DPP) has decided that 17 public bodies will be prosecuted for their failure to comply...
Legal council challenges Appeal Court ruling
The General Legal Council (GLC) is challenging a Court of Appeal ruling last year that it is not authorised by law to make regulations requiring attorneys-at-law to submit accounts or accountants' reports to the GLC. A motion has been filed in the Court of Appeal seeking leave to appeal...
Multiple killings rattle Gregory Park residents
SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine:A spate of killings in the Gregory Park community of St Catherine, which forced persons to move out of the area, has left those who remain in a state of shock. In the latest incident, 24-year-old Denroy Taylor, of 41 Steven Avenue, was shot...
Crime wave sweeping through Yallahs
The rural community of Yallahs in St Thomas has placed itself on the police radar for the criminal activities which have been taking place there. Since the start of the year, there have been five murders in the area, which is an increase of three murders over the same period in 2007.
Bloodletting continues in Clarendon
Canaa Clarendon:Despite the heavy presence of military and police personnel throughout Clarendon, the bloodletting has continued unabated in the Parish. The latest victim is 37-year-old Simon Smith of Canaa who was gunned down while walking in the community ...
Make your big break
If you have an intense, implacable and burning desire to succeed, you will succeed despite the odds against you. The people who are successful today, the rich and famous, the super achievers, were not born with the proverbial gold spoon in their mouth. Many, perhaps most ...
The town that became a lake - Flooding woes in Port Morant a concern
PORT MORANT, St Thomas: The town of Port Morant in the eastern parish of St. Thomas is transformed into a lake whenever it rains heavily, as the Ward River, which runs westward through the towns, breaks its banks causing flooding. Motorists, commuters, and residents alike ...
Local resident captures bus park
PORT MARIA, ST MARY: Traffic problems in St. Maria, dominated discussions in the sitting of the parish council's monthly meeting last Thursday. The problem of finding parking space to facilitate taxi drivers in the town has left the newly installed Mayor of Port Maria,...
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