150 bags of garbage taken from St Ann beach
An "eyesore" is how Public Relations Manager at Sandals Grande Riviera Beach Villa & Golf Resort, Lindsay Isaacs, described the conditions at the Fisherman's Beach in St Ann following the recent...
View ArticleCASE graduates challenged to become world leaders
PASSLEY GARDENS, PORTLAND - Distinguished College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) graduate and Minister of Agriculture, Food Protection, Fisheries and Rural Development in St Lucia Moses...
View ArticleNo takers for recyclable bottles
The first thing one may see on entering the residence of Anthony Oxford is the huge piles of plastic bottles in his yard.
View ArticleNew office complex for Labour Ministry in St Ann
ST ANN'S BAY — The present home of the St Ann's Bay Regional Office of the Ministry of Labour will soon be demolished and a "modern public service facility" erected in its place.
View ArticleChartered accountants score with awards
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ) held its annual awards banquet at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston last Thursday. Star of the night was Denis PA Goldson, who was...
View ArticleA welcomed gift
THE Muirhouse Primary and Junior High School in St Ann received an early Christmas gift last week when a photocopying machine, valued at almost $300,000, was officially handed over to the school by the...
View ArticleECJ admits audit breach, but...
ELECTORAL Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) Chairman Professor Errol Miller has admitted that the ECJ has not submitted financial audits to Parliament annually since its inception in 2006.
View ArticleKSAC targets firms owing Trade Licensing fees
Fifty-eight business operators in Kingston and St Andrew could find themselves facing legal action this week for failing to pay their Trade Licensing fees.
View ArticleGov't, Opposition butt heads over Consumer Protection Bill changes
GOVERNMENT senators on Friday used their slim majority to push through amendments to the Consumer Protection Act after Opposition legislators withdrew support when their reservations about the Bill...
View ArticleAntigua to seek sanctions against US
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — The tiny Caribbean nation of Antigua & Barbuda intends to pursue retaliatory sanctions against US commercial services and intellectual property as part of its David vs...
View ArticleStop trying to corrupt us, cops tell public
More civilians are being arrested for breaches of the Anti-Corruption Act, the police are reporting.
View ArticleIt's murder!
INVESTIGATORS are now treating the death of Ray Rose, owner of Raymar's Automotive Limited, as a homicide following developments which left the initial theory of suicide in doubt.
View ArticleDouble murder rocks Causeway Fishing Village
THE Causeway Fishing Village in Portmore, St Catherine was yesterday the scene of a brazen midday shooting which left two fishermen dead, and dampened Christmas for their fellow fisherfolk.
View ArticleShields takes a battering
THE investigative history of former Deputy Commissioner of Police Mark Shields took centre stage Friday as defence lawyers went on the attack, detailing reprimands by a British court for improper...
View ArticleBybrook suffers at the hand of Sandy, November floods
THE old adage "when it rains it pours" holds true for residents of Bybrook in Portland who have been hit by natural disasters twice in one month.
View ArticlePlaza war twist
AFTER more than two decades, the Office of the Administrator General (AG) is yet to execute a Supreme Court and Privy Council order to act on behalf of the original owners of a plot of land at 10 Red...
View ArticleWomen ‘relentlessly’ pursuing men for money sex
MUCH like technology, the dating landscape is always changing, but perhaps one thing some experts believe should remain constant is females allowing men to enjoy the chase.
View ArticleSupport and pay journalists better
A call has come from the immediate past general secretary of the National Union of Journalists (UK and Ireland) Jeremy Dear for more support to be given to his media counterparts here in Jamaica.
View ArticleSamuels strides in T20 rankings following Bangladesh cameo
The right-hander stroked a breathtaking unbeaten 85 from 43 balls, with three fours and nine sixes, as West Indies tallied 197 for four to eventually come away with an 18-run victory.
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