Clarendon struggling to shed sugar estate image
BORN AND bred in the south Clarendon district of Vere, Derrick Lambert remembers the days when king sugar ruled the parish's economy. But with the local industry expected to be affected by European Union (EU) price cuts next year...
New baggage weight at Air J
IN ACCORDANCE with current industry standards, Air Jamaica will introduce new baggage weight regulations for checked baggage, effective October 6. Airline regulatory bodies implemented the more stringent weight regulations following worldwide surveys...
Jamaican tsunami relief fund helps many Thai survivors
BANKOK, Thailand: AS MANY of Thailand's citizens brace themselves for the onset of a typhoon this week, survivors of the December 26, 2004, tsunami are slowly getting their lives back on track.
Claremont Police Station stoned
AN ANGRY mob of residents of Harmony Vale and other nearby communities stoned the Claremont Police Station on the weekend, smashing the windows of a police vehicle, and eventually forcing the police to use tear gas to disperse the crowd...
Smart Cards only for JUTC premium routes in October
COME MONDAY, October 3, persons wishing to use the premium service offered by the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), must have a Smart Card. Jacqueline Darwood, manager of service planning and network development at the bus company, said that...
Compact fluorescent bulbs ... and some myths about energy efficiency
THE COMPACT fluorescent bulb is a key that could drive energy efficiency in lighting nationally. As with the fluorescent lamps found in commercial buildings, a compact fluorescent bulb is a tube.
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