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3 years, 3 ministers, 3 permanent secretaries
There is still no explanation from the Government as to what led to its decision to oust Major Richard Reese from the post of permanent secretary in the Ministry of National Security....
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Leaders missing
A LACK of leadership at the community level is being blamed for levels of poverty in many Jamaican communities. Scarlette Gillings, managing director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund...
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Starting all over again
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The Year of Women
As women from all spheres of Jamaican life gathered downtown Kingston to mark International Women's Day, Inter-American Year of Women was officially launched in the island yesterday. Olivia Grange...
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Hutton's students face uncertain future
More than 1,000 students from Hutton's Education Unit are at risk of not being registered for this year's Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) examinations unless millions of dollars in outstanding fees are paid over...
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McCalla hears FINSAC complaint today
Chief Justice Zaila McCalla is to preside today in chambers over the first hearing into the claim brought by four persons who were successful last month in stopping the commission of enquiry into the collapse of the financial sector...
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Clash on demolition site, one shot
The police are coming in for more criticisms this afternoon after they reportedly shot a Westmoreland man during a chaotic demolition exercise in Negril.
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Muster road cop, civilian remanded
The police sergeant and the businessman implicated in the Munster Road gun and ammunition find have been remanded on corruption charges.
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Wigton windfarm expansion on
The Government is to break ground next week for the expansion of wind-generated electricity at the Wigton Wind Farm in South Manchester.
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Cement Company waiver complaint
Caribbean Cement Company Limited is seeking clarification from the Finance Ministry regarding the granting of the waiver of the common external tariff on imported cement after the expiry date.
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Two stabbed to death at Ocho Rios Bus Park
Fifty-three-year-old taxi driver, Horace Woodburn, remains hospitalized in critical condition following a stabbing incident at the Ocho Rios Bus Park in St Ann this morning.
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FINSAC matter set for May
The Judicial Review into the eligibility of retired Justice Boyd Cary to sit on the panel enquiring into the 1990s financial sector meltdown has been set for May 25.
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PNP expresses concern over anti-terrorism bill
Up to late this morning, the Opposition had still not received copies of the amendments to the anti-terrorism legislation slated to be tabled in Parliament this afternoon.
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Chen visa woes continue
The chairman of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) Wayne Chen is still awaiting word from the United States Embassy in Kingston on his application to have his non-immigrant visa restored.
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Bogue main road delay
The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that rehabilitation work to the Bogue Main Road in Montego Bay, St. James will not be completed until June.
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Chief Justice to hear Finsac complaints
Chief Justice Zaila McCalla is to preside today over the first hearing into the claim brought by the four persons seeking to oust the chairman of the FINSAC Commission of Enquiry.
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