Portia is solid - Poll says PM's rating is moving up
Despite a year largely defined by her handling of the Trafigura affair, and the seemingly endless bickering among party colleagues, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller still enjoys the approval of a majority of Jamaicans, according to the latest Gleaner-commissioned poll. ...
More pressure for AJ to apologise
Two law groups and a public affairs association have strongly criticised Minister of Justice and Attorney-General A.J. Nicholson for comments he made in respect of Justice Almarie Sinclair Haynes. In statements issued yesterday, they called on the minister to apologise to the judge.
Consumers being charged GCT illegally
Consumers are being illegally charged GCT on tax-exempt energy-saving light bulbs amid admission by the Government that it has failed to sufficiently educate the public. The bulbs, also known as compact fluorescent lights (CFLs), were one of 30 energy-saving products...
Sinking in oil - Jamaican import bill increases by a third
Jamaica's national oil bill rose by almost one-third last year to over US$1.7 billion (J$116 billion) fuelled by rising prices that failed to deter increased consumption.The eight per cent increase in consumption came despite efforts by Government to encourage energy efficiency...
Government of Jamaica looks to ethanol
The Government is hoping to replace 10 per cent of local gasolene with ethanol by year-end, following the success of its pilot project. Last year, the Government began a six-month pilot project with 70 government vehicles, which used Petrojam-produced ethanol instead of imported...
Billions saved at the flick of a switch
An August date has been given for the completion of the joint Jamaican-Cuban project to distribute four million energy-saving light bulbs to households islandwide.The Ministry of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce announced yesterday that more...
Local crime fighters foiled by resources
Significant forensic challenges, a lack of resources, training and equipment, are among the major obstacles preventing the police from removing more murderers from the streets, says Assistant Commissioner of Police Les Green, head of the Major Investigation Task force (MIT).
Spend more on education - Youth
WESTERN BUREAU: A greater proportion of the national budget should be spent on education and youth development, according to a group of young people in the county of Cornwall who met yesterday with Governor-General Professor Kenneth Hall at a breakfast meeting....
Montego Bay cops cleared of robbery charge
WESTERN BUREAU: The three Montego Bay policemen who were implicated in a robbery that reportedly occurred at Dundee, Westmoreland in March, have been cleared of any wrongdoing. The cops were not pointed out in the identification parade ...
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