Tourism interests invited to resolve US passport issue
WESTERN BUREAU: Chairman of Carnival Cruise Lines, Mickey Harrison, has written to the governments of the Caribbean, requesting an urgent meeting with them and United States authorities in Washington, D.C., according to secretary general...
People's National Party (PNP) hits back - Denies JLP claims that it spent state funds
The top brass of the People's National Party (PNP) yesterday used a string of adjectives to reject suggestions from Opposition Leader Bruce Golding that the party received $30 million in state funds from Dutch firm Trafigura Beheer...
Threats to sue Golding
A legal battle is looming between Opposition Leader Bruce Golding and at least two People's National Party (PNP) officials, who have vowed to haul Mr. Golding before the courts for claims he made Tuesday, linking them to transactions ...
Police probe ATM scam in Montego Bay
WESTERN BUREAU: The Area One Fraud Squad has launched a top-level probe into a sophisticated automated teller machine (ATM) skimming ring operating in Montego Bay, St. James. A source told The Gleaner that the scam...
Poverty declines in Jamaica
The 2005 Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions has found that poverty has declined by two per cent in Jamaica. According to the survey, which was conducted between May and October last year, the incidence of poverty in the country declined...
Brathwaite gets Musgrave gold
Barbadian writer, Professor Kamau Brathwaite, was yesterday awarded the gold Musgrave Medal, at the annual awards ceremony, held outside the Institute of Jamaica's East Street office, downtown Kingston.
GSAT testing positive
Maxine Henry-Wilson, Minister of Education and Youth, says the preliminary findings of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) probe have revealed that there was nothing "untoward" with the examinations.
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