Saluting JCF's eldest retiree
The eldest retired officer of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Atheleston Folkes, is 98 years old today. His former JCF colleagues will celebrate his career during a ceremony at the Police Officers' Club in St Andrew.
Demolition will soon need parish council approval - Local authorities seeking to preserve architectural heritage
Local government watchdog Robert Montague has warned that the imminent implementation of a national building code will require parish council approval for all demolitions. "You need a permit to put up a structure, but you do not need a permit to take down a structure. ...
'Lazy' councillors hinder progress
Two councillors have claimed that a culture of complacency among local government functionaries has contributed to infrastructural malaise in parish divisions. Lydia Richards, councillor for the Bensonton division in St Ann, said, "I think some councillors are too lazy...
University of the West Indies (UWI) honorary degrees for Lee Chin and Orane
The University of the West Indies will this year confer a record 16 honorary degrees on persons ranging from an Ashanti king to a Queen's Counsel at its graduation exercises in October and November. Six conferrals will be made by the Mona campus in Jamaica, and five each...
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