Payback time - Utility companies to automatically repay consumers for breaching standards
The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) could soon be forced to compensate its customers when it fails to meet some guaranteed standards, even if the customer does not submit a claim for the money. The JPS and the National Water Commission (NWC) have been pocketing millions...
Nightclub soldier was under probe for 2007 shooting
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) corporal involved in Monday morning's shooting at the Double Diamond nightclub in St Andrew was being probed for a similar incident in Manchester. Gleaner sources say the corporal, whose name is being withheld, was implicated...
Ban firearms in nightclubs - Green
Assistant Commissioner of Police Les Green wants legislation to prevent licensed firearm holders from taking their weapons inside nightclubs and other places of entertainment.Currently, there is no such legislation in place...
Regional representatives discuss issues on childcare
Childcare stakeholders gathered at the third annual Caribbean Child Research Conference yesterday to share information and discuss national and regional policy recommendations.Data obtained from various childcare agencies reveal that the safety of children...
Local prices trending up despite drop in international rates
Despite cuts in the prices of fuel and grains, many manufacturers and distributors have not dropped the prices of the retail products, the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) reported yesterday. "The disparity is very significant...
Public defender outraged at clergyman's hangman offer
Public Defender Earl Witter has criticised a member of the clergy for declaring that he would volunteer to carry out the hangman's job.Witter, in a release yesterday, said he was horrified by reports that a prominent pastor, Terrence Brown, had offered his services ...
An 'F' for performance - Opposition says JLP has failed at effective governance
When the Bruce Golding-led Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) administration reads its first-year report card from the People's National Party (PNP), it will see in bold: 'Thirteen months of disappointments'. Speaking at a press conference to assess the Government's performance ....
PNP team aims to bury Peter-Portia animosity
People's National Party (PNP) President Portia Simpson Miller has set up a team to lead make-up talks between her supporters and those of Dr Peter Phillips.Animosity remains strong following Simpson Miller's second triumph over Phillips in a bitter...
13 days to go - McCain lags in New Hampshire
(AP):New Hampshire voters twice supported John McCain, helping him trounce President George W. Bush in the state's 2000 primary and giving him a stunning comeback last January that helped propel him to the Republican presidential nomination...
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