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Public-sector workers wait
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Public-sector workers, worried about their jobs in light of the planned modernisation process, will have to wait until late this year to find out if they will be sent home. It could be another two to three months before the country even knows how many...
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'Taxpayers to lose $5b' ()
TAXPAYERS may have to fork out US$57 million or approximately J$4.8 billion as exit fees from a currency-swop arrangement. Parliament yesterday approved a loan guarantee to refinance a 204.4-million loan from...
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Tuition shocker ()
NEWS THAT tertiary-level students could face a staggering 100 per cent increase in tuition fees in the 2011-2012 academic year sent shock waves through a committee meeting in Parliament yesterday and threatens to reverberate across the society....
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Stop orders coming for SLB delinquents ()
STUDENTS AT the tertiary level who obtain loans from the Students' Loan Bureau (SLB) and flee overseas to escape servicing those liabilities may, in future, be barred from leaving the country.Currently, there is draft legislation to amend the Students'...
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Portmore grief ()
The multibillion-dollar Highway 2000 project is causing fresh headaches for the Bruce Golding administration. The Government's point man for the project, Transport and Works Minister Mike Henry, yesterday...
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Eight Jamaicans cop Fulbright awards ()
Jamaica's recipient of the prestigious Hubert Humphrey Fellowship for 2010, Dr Colette Myrie, has pledged to use the opportunity to expand her knowledge so she can assist in countering the vast increase in chronic diseases affecting the island....
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Public-sector workers, worried about their jobs in light of the planned modernisation process, will have to wait until late this year to find out if they will be sent home. It could be another two to three months before the country even knows how many...
>> read more
'Taxpayers to lose $5b' ()
TAXPAYERS may have to fork out US$57 million or approximately J$4.8 billion as exit fees from a currency-swop arrangement. Parliament yesterday approved a loan guarantee to refinance a 204.4-million loan from...
>> read more
Tuition shocker ()
NEWS THAT tertiary-level students could face a staggering 100 per cent increase in tuition fees in the 2011-2012 academic year sent shock waves through a committee meeting in Parliament yesterday and threatens to reverberate across the society....
>> read more
Stop orders coming for SLB delinquents ()
STUDENTS AT the tertiary level who obtain loans from the Students' Loan Bureau (SLB) and flee overseas to escape servicing those liabilities may, in future, be barred from leaving the country.Currently, there is draft legislation to amend the Students'...
>> read more
Portmore grief ()
The multibillion-dollar Highway 2000 project is causing fresh headaches for the Bruce Golding administration. The Government's point man for the project, Transport and Works Minister Mike Henry, yesterday...
>> read more
Eight Jamaicans cop Fulbright awards ()
Jamaica's recipient of the prestigious Hubert Humphrey Fellowship for 2010, Dr Colette Myrie, has pledged to use the opportunity to expand her knowledge so she can assist in countering the vast increase in chronic diseases affecting the island....
>> read more
Update: Privy Council removes Jamaican judge
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Prominent attorney at law Bert Samuels says a code of conduct for judges and magistrates is needed in the Caribbean.
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Opposition on education financing ()
The Opposition People's National Party (PMP) is expressing grave concern at the Government's handling of its policy regarding the financing of education in Jamaica.
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Update: Police seek hit-and-run driver ()
The New Kingston Police are appealing to Andrew Young of Lot 135H Opal Close in Hellshire Heights, St Catherine to turn himself in after he was involved in a hit and run incident on Monday night.
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Medical Examiner confirms Staten Island mom killed children ()
Staten Island Police in New York have now determined that 14 year-old Jamaican CJ Jones and his three siblings were killed by their mother in a case of arson, murder and suicide.
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Portmore leg of Highway to be completed by December ()
The transport minister Mike Henry says arrangements have been made to ensure that the repair work on the Portmore leg of Highway 2000 is completed in December as scheduled.
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Mandeville fish safe says Tufton ()
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton is reporting that fish being sold in the Mandeville Market in Manchester and at similar facilities across the country is safe for consumption.
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Traffic lights out at Flat Bridge ()
Motorists are being urged to be extra careful when using the Flat Bridge in St Catherine because the traffic lights there are not working
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Education minister assures tertiary level students ()
The education minister Andrew Holness is seeking to assure tertiary level students that there will be no major hike in tuition fees.
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JFJ takes issue with independent commissioner appointment ()
Human rights lobby group Jamaicans For Justice (JFJ) is taking issue with the manner in which the head of the Independent Commission of Investigation was appointed.
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Policeman charged for corruption ()
The police sergeant who was earlier this month charged for breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act has been granted bail, while a second policeman has been charged in relation to the incident.
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Privy Council removes Jamaican judge ()
The United Kingdom Privy Council has ruled that a Jamaican judge be removed from the High Court in the Cayman Islands because of misbehaviour.
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Government seeks funding for Mount Rosser leg of Highway 2000 ()
The Jamaican government is now seeking additional funding to complete the Mount Rosser leg of Highway 2000.
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Police want hit-and-run driver to turn himself in ()
The New Kingston Police are seeking the assistance of the public in locating a man involved in a hit and run incident on Monday.
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Terrence Williams appointed head of independent commission ()
The much-touted Independent Commission of Investigation to probe abuses by members of the security forces in Jamaica is now closer to reality.
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Charter of Rights Bill redrafted ()
Jamaican Prime Minister, Bruce Golding says the proposed Charter of Rights Bill has been re-drafted.
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Growth is our priority -- Shaw ()
The Finance Minister Audley Shaw says the Jamaican Government will be pushing for economic growth during the current financial year, now that the country has achieved macro-economic stability.
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Road Maintenance Fund inadequate to repay loan ()
There are reports this morning that come next year the Road Maintenance Fund will not have enough money to service a US$400 million loan the Government has secured from China.
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Air Jamaica debt still floating ()
The Government is yet to settle Air Jamaica's debt totaling $12.6 billion nearly three months after it sold the carrier to Caribbean Airlines.
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Appeal Court reduces entertainer's fine ()
The Court of Appeal in Jamaica has reduced the $6 million that was imposed on local entertainer Bachelous to $200,000 or six months in prison.
>> read more
Tuition fees to double by 2012 ()
News that tertiary level students could face a staggering 100 per cent increase in tuition fees in the 2011/2012 academic year sent shock waves through a committee meeting in parliament today and could reverberate across the society.
>> read more
Prominent attorney at law Bert Samuels says a code of conduct for judges and magistrates is needed in the Caribbean.
>> read more
Opposition on education financing ()
The Opposition People's National Party (PMP) is expressing grave concern at the Government's handling of its policy regarding the financing of education in Jamaica.
>> read more
Update: Police seek hit-and-run driver ()
The New Kingston Police are appealing to Andrew Young of Lot 135H Opal Close in Hellshire Heights, St Catherine to turn himself in after he was involved in a hit and run incident on Monday night.
>> read more
Medical Examiner confirms Staten Island mom killed children ()
Staten Island Police in New York have now determined that 14 year-old Jamaican CJ Jones and his three siblings were killed by their mother in a case of arson, murder and suicide.
>> read more
Portmore leg of Highway to be completed by December ()
The transport minister Mike Henry says arrangements have been made to ensure that the repair work on the Portmore leg of Highway 2000 is completed in December as scheduled.
>> read more
Mandeville fish safe says Tufton ()
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton is reporting that fish being sold in the Mandeville Market in Manchester and at similar facilities across the country is safe for consumption.
>> read more
Traffic lights out at Flat Bridge ()
Motorists are being urged to be extra careful when using the Flat Bridge in St Catherine because the traffic lights there are not working
>> read more
Education minister assures tertiary level students ()
The education minister Andrew Holness is seeking to assure tertiary level students that there will be no major hike in tuition fees.
>> read more
JFJ takes issue with independent commissioner appointment ()
Human rights lobby group Jamaicans For Justice (JFJ) is taking issue with the manner in which the head of the Independent Commission of Investigation was appointed.
>> read more
Policeman charged for corruption ()
The police sergeant who was earlier this month charged for breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act has been granted bail, while a second policeman has been charged in relation to the incident.
>> read more
Privy Council removes Jamaican judge ()
The United Kingdom Privy Council has ruled that a Jamaican judge be removed from the High Court in the Cayman Islands because of misbehaviour.
>> read more
Government seeks funding for Mount Rosser leg of Highway 2000 ()
The Jamaican government is now seeking additional funding to complete the Mount Rosser leg of Highway 2000.
>> read more
Police want hit-and-run driver to turn himself in ()
The New Kingston Police are seeking the assistance of the public in locating a man involved in a hit and run incident on Monday.
>> read more
Terrence Williams appointed head of independent commission ()
The much-touted Independent Commission of Investigation to probe abuses by members of the security forces in Jamaica is now closer to reality.
>> read more
Charter of Rights Bill redrafted ()
Jamaican Prime Minister, Bruce Golding says the proposed Charter of Rights Bill has been re-drafted.
>> read more
Growth is our priority -- Shaw ()
The Finance Minister Audley Shaw says the Jamaican Government will be pushing for economic growth during the current financial year, now that the country has achieved macro-economic stability.
>> read more
Road Maintenance Fund inadequate to repay loan ()
There are reports this morning that come next year the Road Maintenance Fund will not have enough money to service a US$400 million loan the Government has secured from China.
>> read more
Air Jamaica debt still floating ()
The Government is yet to settle Air Jamaica's debt totaling $12.6 billion nearly three months after it sold the carrier to Caribbean Airlines.
>> read more
Appeal Court reduces entertainer's fine ()
The Court of Appeal in Jamaica has reduced the $6 million that was imposed on local entertainer Bachelous to $200,000 or six months in prison.
>> read more
Tuition fees to double by 2012 ()
News that tertiary level students could face a staggering 100 per cent increase in tuition fees in the 2011/2012 academic year sent shock waves through a committee meeting in parliament today and could reverberate across the society.
>> read more
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