'FINSAC ruined me' - Man loses business, home during '90s meltdown
Participants in the ongoing commission of enquiry into the Financial Sector Adjustment Company (FINSAC) were left with heavy hearts yesterday as the hearing learned how the financial crisis of the 1990s and its aftermath ruined 59-year-old Mechesk Willis' life...

Come and invest in Tanzania, says Kikwete
President of Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete is calling for the forging of economic links between his country and Jamaica. Addressing a joint sitting of the houses of Parliament yesterday afternoon, Kikwete invited the business sector in Jamaica to explore...

Doing his duty with pleasure
For 12 years, Easton O'Brien Dorman sat with his justice of the peace (JP) seal without being able to perform the functions of the office because he was not sworn in. However, finally in 1990, he took the oath of office and since then the JP...

Dominoes for peace - Western Kingston cops use nat'l pastime to tame crime monster
THE POLICE in the Kingston Western Division have turned to a national pastime - dominoes - in an effort to reduce crime in usually volatile communities.Dominoes for Peace is the latest initiative from the police who patrol communities...

Davies under FINSAC fire - Enquiry heats up as former finance minister faces business owners
Emotions ran high yesterday at the commission of enquiry into the Financial Sector Adjustment Company (FINSAC) as former finance minister, Dr Omar Davies, continued his testimony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston...

UNESCO works on new standards for teachers
THE UNITED Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is working on an information communication technology (ICT) competency standard for teachers, which will provide guidelines to facilitate the effective use of ICT by both...