'My career is not over' - Derrick Smith says political life not at an end, but it's time to go
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Deputy Leader Derrick Smith is making it clear that his decision to not seek re-election to that position does not signal an end to his political career. In fact, Smith is not giving up on his job as member of parliament....
Fruit juices for school-feeding programme
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is dedicating itself to assisting in providing better nutrition for the nation's children by pumping natural juices into the school-feeding programme. According to Dr Mark Panton, come January next year, the ministry will...
National parenting policy still being shaped
Taking note of several brutal attacks that have taken place across the island against the nation's children recently, Prime Minister Bruce Golding has repeated the Government's intention to pursue a national parenting policy....
JPS van stolen at gunpoint
The Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd (JPS) says gunmen held up and robbed its contractors at gunpoint on Wednesday, relieving them of a van containing approximately 2,000 electricity bills. The members of the team, who were unharmed, were delivering bills...
PR workshop gets positive reviews
"Excellent", "exemplary" and "exceptional" were some of the words used by a wide range of participants from across corporate Jamaica and the public sector, who completed a two-day workshop, entitled 'The Practice of Public Relations', on October 16 and 17 at Courtleigh Hotel...
SHARING GOOD NEWS - People still the greatest business asset!
WITH THE rate of job cuts ravaging the workforce it would seem the Jamaican worker is becoming more expendable every day. After all, in the last 12 months, companies across the country in a range of industries decided they could do without the services....
'He will be sadly missed'
Chairman Lloyd B. Ellis (retired), CD, JP, was appointed executive chairman of the Police Public Complaints Authority on May 2, 2002 and served in that capacity until his death on Saturday, October 10. Ellis was passionatπe about the authority's objectives...
Murder of two leaves school, community sad
The days have been sad at Mona Primary School since a student was brutally murdered along with his mother at their Mona Common home in St Andrew, Monday night.Twelve-year-old Micah Bernard and 42-year-old Angella Longmore...
Family left mourning after double-killing
"Everything good bout mi bredda," she said. "Mi nuh know, mi nuh know," came her voice again, trembling and cracking with a distinct difference to the firm tone that had just boomed in the air, dismissing any thought of speaking ...