Mortgage relief, NHT cuts rates, lifts loan cap
THE BRUCE Golding administration yesterday announced a package of benefits for National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors and beneficiaries by reducing mortgage rates and increasing the loan ceiling to applicants.
Golding blames US for guns
KINGSTON has accused Washington of not doing enough to stem the flow of guns into the island.Jamaica's Prime Minister Bruce Golding made the claim yesterday, during a more than two-hour-long presentation in Parliament.Golding said that a resolution was...
Pensioners get more
Pensioners are to receive a 20-per cent increase in benefits effective June 1.
DPP locks horns with judge in Kern case
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn defiantly refused yesterday to give a statement about a meeting she had with former accused-turned star witness Rodney Chin, triggering fireworks at the corruption trial...
Farmer Joe stands firm
Farmer Joe, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) mascot who the parliamentary opposition said would soon be leading a band of disgruntled persons away from the governing party, yesterday made an unexpected visit to Parliament, denouncing suggestions he was...
PM's slip-up
PRIME MINISTER Bruce Golding yesterday inadvertently castigated his finance minister, saying he deserved the highest "condemnation" for the work he was doing at the finance ministry.Golding, however, quickly corrected his slip of the tongue to say he...
Golding says sorry
GOVERNMENT YESTERDAY swallowed the insulting words it spewed in the battle with public-sector workers, with Prime Minister Bruce Golding yesterday saying sorry for all indiscretions."There have been times when in the heat of contentious discourse words...
Trafficking in persons (Pt 1)
Trafficking in persons (TIP) has been cause for great concern in recent times. It is known as the irregular movement of persons from one place to the next. This activity, which is not restricted to any one border, has enriched the pockets of many traffickers as, annually, thousands of women, girls, men and boys are trafficked worldwide.
Girls urged to change the world
As drama teacher Ann Marie Cephas complimented the young ladies of St Andrew Technical High School, their faces were alight with excitement.The girls anxiously made their way into the S.W.
Europe eases aerial lockdown
LONDON, (AFP): Britain's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) yesterday ordered a phased reopening of much of the country's airspace from 10 p.m. (2100 GMT), bringing in sight an end to the five-day aerial shutdown.
Ellington's commish post to be made official
The long-overdue letter of appointment for the acting commissioner of police is now ready.A well-placed source says signatures should be affixed to the document by the end of the week.Gleaner sources said a contract which appears to be acceptable by...
Cop fingered in Armadale tragedy to face the courts
One of four police personnel whose professional conduct was brought into question for his role in the May 22, 2009 fire at the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre for Girls has been slapped with criminal charges.
Flight attendant on fraud charges granted bail
WESTERN BUREAU:An Air Jamaica flight attendant was offered bail when she appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday for breaches of the Customs Act.Sandra Dil Mohammed, who also operates a clothing...
Ja central to Haiti's redevelopment - PJ
Jamaica has an immediate opportunity to help in the massive redevelopment process being rolled out in Haiti, the special representative of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Haiti, P.J.
Courts too lenient with sex offenders - children's-rights body
The judiciary has been accused by a children's-rights advocacy of being lenient to child sex offenders.
Mandeville Hospital maternity ward gets boost
The maternity ward at the Mandeville Regional Hospital has received three mobile blood-pressure machines and two cardiotocographs, valued at more than US$8,000 (J$720,000).Cardiotocographs record the heartbeat of the foetus as well as monitor...
G2K, Patriots draw swords over PCJ issue
A WAR of words has erupted between young profes-sional groups aligned to the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the Opposition People's National Party (PNP).The lightning rod was the recent forensic audit into the operations of the Petroleum...