Balancing the books: PM's auxiliary fees comment 'extremely unfortunate' - JTA
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS who are facing criticism about the amount they charge for auxiliary fees have fired back at the Bruce Golding administration, claiming that its allocation to schools is merely 50 per cent of the minimum amount needed by schools to educate each child.
Preserve party's integrity, says Simpson Miller
In a bid to hold her party together, in the midst of a potentially divisive challenge to her leadership, Portia Simpson Miller yesterday called on officials of the People's National Party (PNP) National Executive Council (NEC) to preserve the integrity...
Bred for violence: Infant boys fed fear and hate
A STUDY OF 53 inner-city boys ages six to eight years suggests there is a deliberate attempt by politicians, dons, community members and parents to influence succeeding generations of...
PAJ votes today
MEDIA PRACTITIONERS will today elect a new governing body for the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) at the organisation's annual general meeting (AGM).More than 200 persons have registered to vote in the elections, which take place at the PAJ's...
Cornwall College rebuffs PM's extortion claim
THE PARENT-Teacher Association (PTA) of Cornwall College has dismissed a claim by Prime Minister Bruce Golding, who intimated that the St James-based high school is among the schools extorting auxiliary fees from...
Stopover arrivals up, says Bartlett
WESTERN BUREAU: AGAINST THE background of more than three months of turmoil in the tourist industry, Jamaica's stopover arrivals recorded unprecedented growth, making the one-millionth mark in the first half of 2008.
Henry dismisses Pickersgill's paternity claim of hub project
TRANSPORT MINISTER Mike Henry has dismissed the claim by his opposition counterpart, Robert Pickersgill, that he was responsible for initiating the concept behind the pending development of the old Vernamfied aerodrome, formerly Fort Simmonds ...
Magazine names Couples among top hotels in the Carib
WESTERN BUREAU:SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT in human-resources development and infrastructure improvements have placed Couples Resorts at the top, among the most prestigious hotels in the Caribbean, says Glenn Lawrence, Couples CEO.
Investing into the future
On Monday, July 14, the residence and office of David Smith, principal of Olint Corporation Ltd, was raided by members of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force.
Possible AIDS vaccine in five years
DR Paul Sudhir, professor of pathology at The University of Texas Medical School in Houston, and his colleagues, think they might have found a potential preventative human immunovirus (HIV) vaccine, they...
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