We won't have it!
No more building breaches
PARISH COUNCILS are talking tough in the wake of damage caused by Hurricane Ivan, warning Jamaicans that they will not be tolerating building and environmental breaches.
Contractors hit out at building inspectors
BUILDING CONTRACTORS have criticised Parish Councils for what they said was the failure of their building inspectors to conduct the required examinations of buildings before approving them for habitation.
We'll move - Too costly to stay, say residents in flood-prone areas
WINSTON CRAWFORD tiptoes expertly on jagged stones that lead to the demolished homes he and his family shared in the Cays section of the Rocky Point village in Clarendon.
'Gov't waste continues'
FIVE YEARS after he co-authored a report on cutting waste in government, respected business leader, Douglas Orane, believes not enough has been done to address the problem.
Crime in Jamaica - The hurricane is yet to come
Dr. Anthony Harriott is Jamaica's leading expert on crime and the police. He has authored or edited four books and several scholarly articles about crime in Jamaica and the Caribbean...
Prices soar, 'Ivan'blamed
"MI A SHOP ya so from mi a 14 an' mi neva si nuthin' like dis yet," mutters Blossom, a prospective buyer in Kingston's Coronation Market. "This worse than (Hurricane) Gilbert 'cause mi neva si 'skellion' (escallion) a sell fi $200...
Douglas Orane - Man of the moment
DOUGLAS ORANE, president of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) from 1992 to 1994, will be inducted into the organisation's Hall of Fame on September 30.
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