Police stations under repair islandwide
MEMBERS OF the police force should expect to have a more comfortable working environment, as a number of police stations will be built across the island, while several others will be repaired.
Teenagers are finding new 'highs' - Abusing prescription drugs
AN ESTIMATED 35,000 young people between 12 and 24 years old are addicted to drugs ranging from alcohol to cigarettes, the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) is reporting.
Increased immunisation drive in St Mary
THE ST. MARY Health Services has commenced interventions in order to boost its low immunisation coverage. Dr. Isaac Brown, parish manager for the St. Mary Health Services, told JIS News recently that immunisation coverage was a pressing problem...
JCF gets new motor vehicles
MEMBERS OF the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) should be able to carry out their duties more effectively, with the recent acquisition of 100 new motor cars...
Goods which are non-taxable
THE TAX Administration Department is advising the public that the new General Consumption Tax (GCT) rate of 16.5 per cent becomes effective on May 1, 2005. Under the General Consumption Act, the following goods remain non-taxable:
Renovation at Clarendon Parish Council offices
ROUGHLY $8 million has been spent to carry out infrastructural work and beautification at the offices of the Clarendon Parish Council.
'Too soon to tell at Long Pond'
WESTERN BUREAU: CHAIRMAN OF the Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) Livingstone Morrison has rejected the recent criticisms of All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmer Association (AIJCA) Chairman, Allan Rickards that faulty maintenance was responsible for the fatal acc
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