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Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
published: Thursday | June 8, 2006

PORTIA'S PLUNGE - Approval rating for PM declines - JLP leader gains slightly
A MERE six weeks after her historic appointment as Jamaica's first woman prime minister, popular support for Portia Simpson Miller has declined steeply, according to the findings of a Gleaner-commissioned poll.

PNP retains Eastern Westmoreland constituency
WESTERN BUREAU: LUTHER BUCHANAN added another chapter to the People's National Party's (PNP) dominance in Eastern Westmoreland yesterday, when he emerged victorious in the by-election called to fill the vacancy following the recent resignation...


Dabdoub proposes laws for political party funds
INDEPENDENT MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for St. Catherine North Eastern, Abe Dabdoub, is proposing far-reaching legislation to govern the funding of political parties. Such legislation would make provision for politicians and political parties...


Jamaica may be upgraded to Tier Two
JAMAICA COULD be upgraded to Tier Two in its Trafficking in Persons ranking next year as a result of its efforts to address the issue. This, according to Ambassador John Miller, senior adviser on trafficking in persons to United States Secretary...


Groups move to settle the Portmore toll
TWO GROUPS from the Portmore community are already lobbying for an urgent meeting with Robert Pickersgill, Minister of Housing, Water, Transport and Works, to discuss the Portmore toll. One of the groups is the Portmore Citizens' Advisory Council...


ODPEM wants quick response
WITH AN above average hurricane season predicted for this year, Dr. Barbara Carby, director-general of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), has warned that residents should not hesitate when told by the agency to leave...


National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) contracts to go public - Agency responds to Contractor-General's criticisms
THE NATIONAL Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), responding to sharp criticisms by the Contractor-General about the way it awards contracts, is taking steps to increase transparency in the process. Errol Greene, NSWMA




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