Open to corruption: Political leaders must remove loopholes for ethical breaches - Tulloch
Western Bureau: Former government minister Francis Tulloch says there are too many loopholes for corruption in the political system, and suggests that new...
More girls using drugs
A survey of schools nationwide is showing an increase in the number of girls consuming drugs and an overall decline in substance abuse among boys.
UTech apologises to auditors
The University of Technology (UTech) today publicly apologised to members of its internal audit unit, who were sent on leave in January following the leak of an internal report to the media.In a paid statement appearing in...
Campaign financing
Many politicians have conceded that campaigning for public office costs big money.According to Michael Williams, general secretary of the National Democratic Movement, this has caused many who enter representational politics to fall prey to wealthy...
Region needs to get busy now to take advantage of EPA - Golding
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has called on Caribbean companies to come together in joint ventures because each country acting independently will not be able to penetrate European markets nor be able to achieve the levels of efficiency that each country...
Haphazard wrecker fees irk transport boss
Managing director of the Transport Authority, Keith Goodison, says state agencies that utilise the services of wrecker operators should charge members of the public a common fee."There is no uniformity in the wrecker fees," Goodison tells The Sunday...
Businessman cites unjust tow-away system
A Kingston businessman is questioning the motives of the police, the Transport Authority and wrecker operators, following an incident that led to the seizure of his company's vehicle.
'Lady B' celebrates birthday on Int'l Women's Day
KINGSTON, (JIS): Yesterday, on March 8, International Women's Day, Lady Bustamante celebrated her 96th birthday.This is quite fitting because she has been a defender of women's rights, as exemplified in her steadfast stance for port workers in 1938...
Shift system blamed for 'shiftless' student behaviour
They learn to smoke with friends of whom their parents would not approve; they develop inappropriate sexual relations; they arrive at school anytime they want.These are some of the behavioural problems being blamed on...
Fertiliser for sugar, banana
In another couple of weeks, banana farmers should be able to benefit from free supplies of fertiliser under the Hurricane Dean Rehabilitation Programme funded by the European Union Banana Support Programme. Last week, Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher...
Anbell partners with Net2Phone
Anbell Telecommunications Ltd, a leading provider of Internet-based services including high-speed internet packages and voice over internet protocol (VOIP) technology, has announced entering into partnership with Net2Phone, a worldwide provider of...
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