Unregulated industry opens door to corruption
WITH NO regulatory framework in place, the multimillion-dollar wrecking business is wide open to corruption, with many players in the industry raking in huge sums.
Guest editors for peace
Yesterday our Guest Editors from the Violence Prevention Alliance were busy selecting stories and photographs for tomorrow's Gleaner.
Should Kern resign?
Political analysts are divided over whether Kern Spencer should resign as a member of parliament. For attorney-at-law Paul Ashley, Spencer should not only resign as an MP but should also walk away from the People's...
... PNP split on his fate
The arrest last week of Kern Spencer, a junior minister in the previous People's National Party (PNP) government, has flung the party into crisis as it struggles to minimise the fallout from the Cuban light bulb saga.Senior party members spent most of...
Light-bulb probe: Who is involved
Fitz Bailey: Acting Senior Superintendent of Police, Fitz Bailey has recently been reassigned to the Organised Crime Investigation Division (OCID) from the Fraud squad, which he headed.While at the Fraud squad, Bailey began the probe into the light-bulb...
Wrecking the rules
Three weeks ago, driving an unmarked company vehicle, this reporter parked along Dominica Drive, New Kingston, in the vicinity of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, locked the car doors and walked away.
Not a money-making exercise - KSAC
LINCOLN EVANS, town clerk for the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC), discloses that the corporation has an arrangement with a number of wrecker services.
First Global Bank launches award for Jamaican women
First Global Bank has announced the establishment of a special award in recognition of women.
Libel law review: The issues
KINGSTON (JIS): Prime Minister Bruce Golding has appointed a 12-member committee to review the country's libel and slander laws, but what are some of the critical issues surrounding the matter?Mr Golding had ordered the review to...
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