Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Sunday | July 26, 2009
The beautiful Lady B: 1912-2009
Few women in Jamaican public life made the impact and left the indelible mark on the nation that Lady Bustamante did. Read More...
The beautiful Lady B:Education and the BITU
Throughout her lifetime, Lady Bustamante was equally a force to be reckoned with and a source of strength in the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU). Read More...
The beautiful Lady B: Love and marriage
Alexander Bustamante, then making his appearance on the Jamaican political and trade union stage, was also a habitué of Arlington House, and it was there that Gladys Longbridge, working as cashier, caught the eye of the man who was later to become the most powerful person in Jamaica. Read More...
Minister's mansion: Port Authority spends $60m
The $60-million purchase and refurbishment of the state-owned residence of Transport and Works Minister Mike Henry has been characterised as "an inappropriately lavish expenditure at a time... Read More...
Dwindling remittance dollars
JAMAICAN FAMILIES, heavily dependent on remittances, are feeling the tight squeeze of reduction in inflows. Read More...
Peeking in the public purse: Stimulus flops
IT TOOK Government nearly six months to deliver on a promise to stimulate small businesses through a special procurement window and even after its implementation, the association representing these entities is not happy. Read More...
'It's a struggle' - Big woes for small-size ventures
Andre Hamilton of The Print Centre, King Street Kingston checks the quality of a just completed print job. Read More...
Peeking in the public purse - Tourism: today's money for today's people
Jamaica's tourism industry is the largest foreign-exchange earner, accounting for approximately 47 per cent of the total FX earning, according to figures touted by Government officials in 2008. Read More...
Peeking in the public purse - Stimulus saviour!
IT HAS been the saviour for many businesses but Friday may be the last tax break enjoyed under the stimulus package for the tourism... Read More...
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