Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Wednesday | November 25, 2009
Let's try using a different approach to problem solving
Hi neighbour! How about problem swapping or lending as a means of problem solving? That would be the day, eh? After you are through smiling at the idea, think it through with me. It would certainly adjust our perspective and appreciation ... Read More...
SMART CHOICES: Understanding your financial life cycle (Pt 1) - Making the right move at the right time
PUTTING SOMETHING away for a rainy day is always a good idea. Then, of course, there is the wisdom of planning for retirement. Within the last few years, there have been a plethora of new financial products aimed at getting people to set money aside... Read More...
Court stands by St Thomas farmers in dispute over access to crops
THE COURT of Appeal has upheld a Supreme Court ruling last year for more than four dozen farmers in Abbey Green, St Thomas, to be allowed access to their farms through a roadway on the Abbey Green Estate. Tropicrop Mushrooms Ltd, which has owned the estate ... Read More...
GraceKennedy joins NCU in cancer fight
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: On the heels of an announcement earlier this week of a hugely historic US million-dollar software partnership with internationally based Siemens Product Lifecycle Management to boost its engineering department, Northern Caribbean University... Read More...
Councillors concerned with illegal vending
MAY PEN, Clarendon: Illegal vending in Clarendon's capital, May Pen, has become a nuisance.People's National Party councillor for the York Town division, Uphel Purcell, has criticised the parish council's handling of the situation.In response to those... Read More...
We need justice ... of the peace - It's about time, says Bois Content
WHILE MANY may take for granted having easy access to a justice of the peace (JP), the absence of any in Bois Content is a burning issue.Residents of the community, which rests in the hills of west central St Catherine, said processes ... Read More...
UCC delivers first batch of Commonwealth master's students
Just under five years since opening its doors, the University College of the Caribbean (UCC) graduated its first batch of Commonwealth Executive Master of Business Administration and Public Administration students during a grand ceremony ... Read More...
PICA CORNER - Addressing the new passport fees (Pt 2)
In today's PICA Corner, we continue last week's focus on passports and the newly implemented services at the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA). We will also address concerns that were brought to our attention by members of the public... Read More...
God, help us!
Mayor of Portmore Keith Hinds has called on the Church to help fight the "evil" that currently plagues the Newland area. He has urged denominations - Pentecostal, Church of God, or Seventh-day Adventist, among others ... Read More...
Caribbean goes bananas over EU deal
LONDON (CMC): African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) banana-producing countries have criticised the new agreement reached between Europe and Latin American to end their long-running trade dispute, and have accused Europe of abandoning its promise to help... Read More...
Happy holiday job hunting - Painting, sales, deliveries may be hot jobs
Getting an extra job for the holidays can help you earn money for gifts and also buy necessities for going back to school. If you are looking for work this season, you may consider delivery services, restaurants, supermarkets, toy stores as well as remittance... Read More...
