Portmore Mayor upset at McKenzie's comments
SPANISH TOWN: THE PORTMORE Municipal Council (PMC) expressed shock and disgust at a comment made by Mayor of Kingston, Desmond McKenzie, at his press conference earlier last week in Kingston, inferring that the PMC got preferential treatment...
Commissioner gets tough on rogue cops
COMMISSIONER OF Police, Lucius Thomas, has cracked the whip, sacking at least 19 members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for various disciplinary reasons and has sent 21 other police personnel on leave...
JAMAL light still shines in the Corporate Area
THE JAMAL programme is alive and well in the Kingston and St. Andrew area. So said Lurene Wright, parish manager of the Kingston & St. Andrew Parish Committee of the JAMAL Foundation, in presenting her annual report at the Valedictory Service...
CASE to offer courses off-campus
COME SEPTEMBER, the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) in Portland will be offering selected bachelor's and diploma programmes from four different locations across the island.
Sp Town Mayor calls for animal pound
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: MAYOR OF Spanish Town, Dr. Andrew Wheatley, has decried the frequency with which stray animals roam the town's streets, a situation which puts the call for a pound into the spotlight.
Developers served notice in St Thomas
ST. THOMAS: THE Public Health Department recently served notice on the St. Thomas Sugar Company, the developers of the Duckenfield Housing Scheme, for serious breaches that could trigger major environmental and health hazards in that community.
Solid Waste dumps new site plans
THE STATE-RUN National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has shelved plans to effectively operate a solid waste disposal site at Church Corner, St. Thomas.
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