Clampdown on police off-duty jobs
Police personnel will not be able to pursue jobs outside the Jamaica Constabulary Force, effective November 1, Deputy Commissioner of Police Mark Shields said Wednesday."Starting November 1, police officers cannot be employed outside the force.
Pro-Obama Jamaicans wary of US election foibles - Say win could marginalised boys
SOME JAMAICANS living in the state of Illinois, the home turf of Democratic Senator Barack Obama, are anticipating next Tuesday's election in the United States. In the twin cities of Urbana Champaign, two hours' drive from Chicago, University of Illinois students...
Budget busters - Storm, bad deals burden Shaw - PM
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has warned that the supplementary estimates for this fiscal year will be a millstone around the neck of Finance Minister Audley Shaw.The estimates have not yet been tabled in the House of Representatives but there are signs ...
Decline in drug trafficking as Hibiscus blooms
Drug trafficking from Jamaica to the United Kingdom (UK) has suffered a significant decline as a result of efforts made through a programme dedicated to assisting women victimised by the practice.The Hibiscus project has lead a cohesive effort against...
PNPYO election Nov 29
THE LONG-OVERDUE election of officers to lead the People's National Party Youth Organisation (PNPYO) will finally take place on November 29.The election has been due since 2006, but has been postponed at least two times."Only a serious national disaster...
Dukharan sworn in as appeal judge
Justice Mahadev Dukharan was on Wednesday sworn in as a Court of Appeal judge in a ceremony at King's House in St Andrew. Justice Frank Williams was also appointed puisne judge and Nicole Simmons, master in chambers...
Gov't gets help to reintegrate deportees
Local authorities are getting help from the British Government in an attempt to deal with the problem of deportees who struggle to reintegrate into society.Convicts who have served their prison terms and have been released will also benefit under the three-year pro...
Sliding dollar could slow food price cuts
Consumers have been warned that the skidding Jamaican dollar could retard the rate of anticipated price cuts in food despite slides in the cost of oil and commodities on the global market.Dr Keith Amiel, manager of...
Visionary parenting integral to national development - Holness
Minister of Education Andrew Holness has urged parents to prepare the financial groundwork for their children to pursue tertiary studies, thereby increasing their ability to survive in a competitive labour landscape...
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