Crying shame in Portland - Police detail horrible working conditions across the parish
Declaring themselves as critical in the fight against the influx of guns coming into the country from neighbouring Haiti, police officers in Portland say they are convinced the Government is not serious about fighting crime. On a clandestine tour...
Two hundred medical personnel selected for ICC CWC 2007
Two hundred health and medical personnel have been selected from a pool of 400 volunteers to assist during the staging of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007."We have selected persons based on their skills, training, and experience to put together the team...
'Some hell-bent on seeing Jamaica fail at hosting cricket'
With evangelistic fervour, junior minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Delano Franklyn, on Friday rebuked detractors of Cricket World Cup 2007, saying there were persons who were "hell-bent" on seeing the country fail in its efforts...
Smooth sailing between Montego Bay and Trelawny
There could be a smoother flow to traffic traversing the rugged terrain between the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St.James, and the multi-purpose stadium in Trelawny for the Cricket World Cup (CWC), Senior Superintendent of Police, Elan Powell, said...
Government of Jamaica approves cash for health lab
Cabinet has approved the award of a $69,300,000 contract to the United States-based Starlims Corporation for the supply and installation of laboratory information systems software at the National Public Health Laboratory."The software is being acquired...
JLP wants more resources to probe money laundering cases
Opposition Senator and former commissioner of police, Colonel Trevor MacMillan, has urged the Government to provide more resources for the Financial Investigation Division (FID), a critical agency with special investigative capability to probe money...
ICU almost ready at Cornwall Regional
Construction work on a new $43-million, seven-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay is advanced, and should be completed in time for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, which begins on March 11.This project forms...
The cholesterol conspiracy
Heart disease remains the number one killer in the world. The World Health Organisation statistics indicate that every year more than 12,000,000 people die as a result of heart attacks or brain attacks...
Cabinet says yes to award for new system at airport
Cabinet has approved the award of a US$4,503,098 contract for the supply and implementation of a common user Passenger Processing System for the Norman Manley International Airport.The system will provide the means for the airport to operate on a new...
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