Narco initiatives reaped bigger busts in '06
A combination of initiatives last year, by narcotics detectives and their overseas counterparts, resulted in the seizure of more than J$500 million worth of ganja and cocaine, in addition to the destruction of at least 9.38 million ganja seedlings.
BITU to sign second MoU
Eight months after the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions signed on to the second Memorandum of Understanding (MoU2) with the Government, the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU), says it is now considering signing the document...
Many answer call at New Year service
The New Year is often greeted with great expectations with persons making resolutions as they seek to bring about positive changes in their lives. As such, it has been a tradition for Jamaicans to attend church on the eve of the New Year...
Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) positive about '07 crime-fighting plan
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is upbeat about its crime-fighting strategies for 2007. Speaking at the JCF's annual devotion, held on the lawns of the constabulary's headquarters in St. Andrew, yesterday...
Portland Chamber to tour Port Antonio
The Portland Chamber of Commerce (PCC) is to organise a tour of Port Antonio and its environs in the wake of criticism from the local business sector, which has severely criticised the deplorable conditions at.
Conversation With: Chinua Achebe - Renowned author speaks his mind
This week marks Jamaica's start of a year of events to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the end of the Transatlantic slave trade of Africans to the Caribbean. The Jamaica National Bicentenary Committee (JNBC) has an impressive line-up...
'Crime down, business growing in the Old Capital'
Spanish Town, St. Catherine: The St. Catherine North police say they have made a major impact on crime in 2006 and that murders have been cut from 232 to 170. The police also told The Gleaner on New Year's Day that they recovered 10 more illegal firearms.
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