NWA to repair Sligoville main road
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The National Works Agency (NWA) is scheduled to undertake repair work on the Sligoville main road in St. Catherine before the end of the 2012/13 financial year.
View ArticleAgriculture Ministry estimates over $700m hurricane damage
KINGSTON, Jamaica -The Ministry of Agriculture has reported an estimated $700 million in damage to the sector from Hurricane Sandy, which impacted the island Wednesday.
View ArticleGov't seeking to streamline fleet procurement policy
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Government is working on a strategic fleet procurement and maintenance policy, to prolong the life of the vehicles deployed to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF),according to...
View ArticleSenators clash over workers’ rights motion
Both Minister of Justice, Senator Mark Golding, who acted as Leader of Government Business in the absence of Senator A J Nicholson, and Leader of Opposition Business, Senator Arthur Williams, ended up...
View ArticleSystems to be restored in eastern parishes today, LIME says
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Telecommunications-company LIME is reporting that it is delivering significant service improvement to the eastern portion of the country damaged by the passage of Hurricane Sandy
View ArticleNo significant damage in Manchester
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Manchester did not suffer any significant damage during Wednesday's passage of Hurricane Sandy, parish disaster co-ordinators have reported.
View ArticlePHOTO: JALPA Church Service
Maybe three-year-old Ashleigh Kelly is telling members of the Jamaica Airline Pilots Association (JALPA), including their president, Captain Patrick Barnes (left), that she intends to become a pilot...
View ArticlePHOTO: Mona house burns
Fire engulfs this two-storey house at 35 Gardenia Avenue, Mona, St Andrew yesterday evening after the owner tried to gas a generator as the property was still without electricity, two days after the...
View ArticleLaw lords trash murder conviction in Shirley Playfair case (Part V)
Following is the conclusion of Monday's judgement by the United Kingdom Privy Council which overturned the conviction of Annette Livingston in the murder of attorney Shirley Playfair.
View ArticleSearch on for five escaped prisoners
POLICE last night intensified their manhunt for five men who escaped from the Greater Portmore Police lock-up in St Catherine about 4:00 in the morning.
View ArticlePatterson tribute postponed, but House to sit
PARLIAMENT'S Jamaica 50 tribute to former Prime Minister PJ Patterson, scheduled for next Tuesday at Gordon House, has been postponed to November 13.
View ArticleNSWMA needs a week to clear hurricane debris
THE National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) says it may take a week to clear debris created by the passage of Hurricane Sandy and bring its operations back to normal.
View ArticleCabinet to get prelim estimate on Sandy damage Monday
CABINET is on Monday expected to be presented with preliminary figures of the damage to the island's infrastructure caused by Wednesday's passage of Hurricane Sandy, the first hurricane to make...
View ArticlePortmore, Spanish Town schools remain closed
SEVERAL schools in Portmore and Spanish Town, both in St Catherine, remained closed yesterday despite an advisory from the Ministry of Education that the learning institutions reopen.
View ArticleStudents shun school
MONTEGO BAY, St James — The majority of students at Government-run schools across western Jamaica stayed away from the classroom yesterday, despite a directive from the Ministry of Education for the...
View ArticleThis Day in History - October 28
Today is the 302nd day of 2012. There are 64 days left in the year.
View ArticlePHOTO: Digicel Relief
Digicel Jamaica CEO Andy Thorburn helps staff volunteers pack bags with supplies prior to today’s launch of its multimillion-dollar relief effort targetting communities in Portland and St Mary which...
View ArticleNY drug raid nets 640 marijuana lollipops, cash
NEW YORK, USA (AP) — Just in time for Halloween, New York police say a drug raid in Buffalo turned up 640 marijuana lollipops that had been obtained in California where medical marijuana is legal.
View ArticlePower restored to almost 90% of JPS customers
POWER has now been restored almost 90% of JPS customers islandwide.
View ArticleINDECOM investigating police shooting in Manchester
MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Investigators from the Mandeville branch of Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) have started a probe into the shooting death of a man by police here yesterday.
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