Road deaths ease - Yuletide season fatalities cut by 50 per cent in Jamaica - Powell
AN INCREASE in traffic personnel at key points has helped reduce the number of traffic accidents during the Christmas holidays, says head of the police Traffic Division, Senior Super-intendent Ealan Powell. SSP Powell told The Gleaner that there has been a 50 per cent decline...
Johnson to focus on US/Jamaica trade
Jamaica's newly appointed Ambassador to the United States, Anthony Johnson, believes the improvement of trade between the two nations will be the most critical area of focus during his tenure in office, beginning early next year. The appointment of Mr. Johnson...
Olint ruling sets precedent for cash clubs
Deputy Director of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), George Roper, says this week's court ruling against two investment clubs will have significant implications for the financial sector.Investment club Olint lost its appeal in the case it brought...
Christmas for a centenarian
MALVERN, St. Elizabeth: It would not have been Christmas without even one gift this year for 102-year-old Rebecca Witter of Junction in St. Elizabeth. The centenarian was presented with a special gift basket recently by members of the Assemblies of God Church...
Now I lay me down to sleep
Those who have nowhere to rest when night falls would understand and appreciate the reason almost every room in the house of Louise Sinclair, a well-kept, if small two bedroom dwelling in Kingston 11, has been converted to sleeping space. This house, a place of rest for the destitute ...
New life for tourism body
WESTERN BUREAU: Cabinet has approved recommendations for the revitalisation of Jamaica Vacations Limited (JAMVAC), which was merged into the operations of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) four years after a scaling down by Government....
'I feel on top of the world now'
MALVERN, St. Elizabeth: Irene Williams was in high spirits recently when Christmas cheers were brought to her bedroom by Lovern Banton of the Assemblies of God Church in Junction, St. Elizabeth. Although she was unable to see the contents of the beautiful gift basket she was presented...
Ambulance for May Pen Hospital
The May Pen Hospital in Clarendon has been presented with the keys to a brand-new state of the art Toyota ambulance from the Alcoa Foundation, valued at US$47,300 ($3.3 million).The vehicle's keys were presented to the hospital recently by Jamalco's...
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