Davies to open Budget Debate today
MINISTER OF Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies, will today outline how the Government plans to fund the $358 billion budget when he opens the 2006/2007 Budget Debate in Gordon House. Two weeks ago, Dr. Davies tabled the multi-billion dollar budget...
Shields wants 21st century tech for JCF
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER of Police Mark Shields says he is aiming to implement 21st century policing in Jamaica as part of his commitment to reduce crime and violence. Mr. Shields told guests gathered at the inaugural open house of Jamaica...
Lara back in charge
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP): BRIAN LARA was appointed as captain of the West Indies for an unprecedented third time yesterday, replacing Shivnarine Chanderpaul as officials also appeared to quell the latest eruption in an 18-month contract dispute...
Efficiency, please, Dr Davies
IN INFORMING the country of how the budget will be financed, Dr Omar Davies, the finance minister, has a task that is not to be envied. We would urge him not to take the easy and damaging approach. There is something to build on.
LETTER OF THE DAY - Jamaica Public Service (JPS) clarifies bill payments
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WISH to clarify the issues raised regarding bill payments in the Letter of the Day in The Gleaner of Saturday, April 22. Bill Express Fee Not for JPS. It is a fact that at least one payment agency, Bill Express, has decided to charge...
Heather Cummings can make you move
YOU CAN'T help but cheer, stomp your feet, dance, when you hear Heather Cummings sing. Yes, Heather Cummings, the disc jock - she is also singer, and a good one too. Her latest release includes Give me Back the Love...
Sweet side to farming
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: BORN IN Kingston where he attended Calabar and Meadowbrook high schools, Kwesi Palmer realised from early that he wanted to make an impact on the agriculture sector. He went about formulating his dream...
Naseberry. Sapodilla. Dillie. Sapote.
THE NASEBERRY, or sapodilla tree, is native to Mexico and Central America, and is found from the Yucatan Peninsula to Costa Rica. The exact time of its introduction to the Caribbean is unclear, but it has long become a part..
