Prime Minister of Jamaica makes proposals to develop areas in St Mary
ANNOTTO BAY, St Mary: Prime Minister Bruce Golding said contractors carrying out work on segment three of the North coast highway should move speedily or the government could lose out on grants from the European Union. Golding added that he would be speaking with the Minister of Transport
Gov't ruffles feathers over chicken back duty waiver
Dr Keith Amiel, corpo-rate affairs manager of Caribbean Broilers Group, on Monday chastised the Jamaican Government for continuing to waive duties on imported chicken back and neck. Amiel, whose company is one of the major suppliers of locally produced chicken meat...
Suicides double - Persons aged 26-30 main victims
The police are reporting that the suicide rate, up to June, has doubled when compared to the same period last year. According to figures revealed by the Constabulary Communication Network (CCN), up to June 16 there were 29 cases of suicide...
Latin American Women's Club - reaching the needy through charitable donations
The Latin American Women's Club recently presented cheques valued at $485,000 to several non-governmental organisations.The presentations were made at the club's monthly meeting on June 10.The 42-year-old club, which was founded by Maria Pinchin, the club's president...
Holness postpones GSAT clarification
Education Minister Andrew Holness yesterday failed to deliver on his promise to explain in Parliament, the process by which the top performers in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) were selected. However, Holness sought to assure that he would make...
St Thomas communities fear wave of reprisals
RESIDENTS OF Grants Pen and Yallahs in St Thomas are fearing reprisal attacks after the murder of a well-known woman in the parish two weeks ago. The woman is said to be the mother of a community strongman linked to the death of Cecil Riley, also known as 'Petrol'...
Winning the race of your life - Lessons from 'Seabiscuit' (Part 1)
MY WIFE and I are not frequent moviegoers, but we like a good movie. We have contrasting tastes, however, in movies. She likes the romantic and the My Fair Lady genre; I like action - á la Rambo. Over the years, we have come to an agreement about the cinema...
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