Archive for December, 2008

At the stroke of midnight tonight, Jamaica will herald in 2009, bringing to an end a year that, for many, was marked by tough economic and social challenges. But despite these difficulties, a number of events have been planned to celebrate the start of a new year…

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A cloud of uncertainty is hovering over the Government’s efforts to privatise the Sugar Company of Jamaica with reports surfacing that the deal, which should have been completed today, has either been delayed or scrapped. Telephone calls to Agriculture…

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As Israel continued to pound the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip with bombs yesterday, a Jamaican of Palestinian descent called on the world to force the Israeli government to end hostilities in the region.By the end of yesterday, that call by Robert…

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Port Antonio, Portland: The driver of the ill-fated truck involved in an accident that claimed the lives of 14 people in the Rio Grande Valley of Portland on December 19 is to resume counselling sessions this morning…

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The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) yesterday added 50 brand-new single-operator Volvo buses to its fleet. The state-of-the-art yellow buses, which boast an emblem of the national flag on the front, were supplied by the Belgian firm VDL Jonckheere…

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The gesture being made by members of the National Transformation Programme (NTP) to engage ‘dons’ or area leaders to facilitate peace and a ceasefire across the length and breadth of the island has received support from some influential members of the society…

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Children’s Advocate Mary Clarke says she wants to meet with the mother who left her child in an abandoned building to determine what was going through her mind. The infant was reportedly tied up and left in the building on Spanish Town Road in Kingston …

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The remaining 39 Jamaicans currently employed on a Canadian mushroom farm could be sent home ahead of schedule, joining 23 workers who came back to the island earlier this month.The Jamaicans who have been working at Rolland Farms in Ontario saw their jobs placed in jeopardy …

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