Budget, sectoral presentations, a mixed bag
THE ANNUAL Budget and Sectoral Debates in the House of Representatives normally run from late April to the end of July when the House breaks for...

More complaints about pay, conditions of employment - Labour Ministry
THERE WAS a 5.8 per cent increase in the number of complaints received by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, regarding pay and conditions of employment, during 2001. The total moved upwards from...

Mob justice
THE GLEANER'S editorial on vigilante justice published on July 31 was a timely one, highlighting two recent attempts by members of small communities to enforce their kind of justice. This 'justice' is called 'mob justice' or 'vigilante justice' as...

Simpson Miller lauds new management of St Ann hotel
OCHO RIOS, St. Ann: MINISTER OF Tourism and Sport, Portia Simpson Miller, has lauded the new management of the Royal Decameron Club Caribbean Hotel in Runaway Bay, St. Ann for improving and diversifying the tourism product at the property.

New thrust for AIDS awareness
WESTERN BUREAU: A TRIPARTITE group -- the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), the National AIDS Committee (NAC) and the Ministry of Health -- has identified four parishes for a pilot project on a community-based action plan...

Jamaica readies for world summit
WESTERN BUREAU: WITH THE World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) less than a week away, the island's delegation said Jamaica would push for eight major national priority issues to be addressed.

Three Miles intersection to be renamed
THE THREE Miles intersection is to be renamed the Portia Simpson Miller Square. With support from either side of the political divide, the change was made last week in the form of a resolution passed by councillors at the Kingston and St. Andrew...

Apology to Signtex Ltd
"ON JUNE 19, 2002, we published an article with the headline 'KSAC gives two-week extension for removing unapproved signage'. In the body of the article...