Metry Seaga, president of the Jamaica Manufacturers' Association (JMA), wants Karl James, general manager of Jamaica Cane Product Sales Limited, to stop whining and come forward with evidence to support long-standing claims that manufacturers have...
Work now being done by the National Water Commission (NWC) to overhaul a section of its sewerage system - which has resulted in North Street being closed to vehicular traffic between East Street and Rum Lane - is overdue and absolutely necessary,...
The ongoing improper use of the sewerage system - which includes illegal dumping of solid and liquid waste not intended for disposal via this avenue - remains a major headache for the National Water Commission, says Charles Buchanan, the utility...
Consistent with its ongoing upgrade of the infrastructure at Jamaica's leading cargo port, Kingston Wharves Limited has also been making significant human resource investment as it seeks to position itself as the number one shipping port in the...
Business mogul Adam Stewart and Canada's high commissioner to Jamaica, Sylvain Fabi, on Thursday gave resounding endorsements of the Government's effort to revitalise the passenger segment of the Jamaica Railway Corporation's (JRC) rail network....
The Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC) yesterday showcased the recreational value-added component of the rail service when it hosted workers from the Civil Aviation Authority, Port Security Corps, Ministry of Transport and Mining, as well as its own...
Cruise shipping could return to the Kingston Harbour on a regular basis, Dr Horace Change, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic growth and Job Creation, has disclosed, following the recent docking of the Monarch of the Seas, which...
The senior citizens were the ones being feted, gently tapping the desk or rocking to the beat of Christmas carols as they caught up with friends from neighbouring communities at the De La Vega Community Centre in Spanish Town, St Catherine, recently...
Work now being done by the National Water Commission (NWC) to overhaul a section of its sewerage system, which has resulted in North Street being closed to vehicular traffic between East Street and Rum Lane, is overdue and absolutely necessary,...
It is a day that many inmates of the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre look forward to eagerly. Many ensure they are on their best behaviour in the lead-up to make certain that they are on the list allowed to spend a few precious minutes with...
On Thursday, a group of inmates at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre, downtown Kingston, was singled out for special treatment by the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica, whose members gave them care packages and chatted with some of the...
The Coffee Industry Board (CIB) now finds itself in further hot water with coffee dealers who lost an estimated US$3 million worth of export-quality beans stored in its Marcus Garvey Drive warehouse which were damaged and contaminated by flood...
Cruise shipping could return to the Kingston Harbour on a regular basis, Dr Horace Chang, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, disclosed last Tuesday during the welcome reception aboard the Monarch of the...
Preliminary preparatory work for resuscitating the railway network is slated to get under way over the Christmas season, following last Friday's signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Ministry of Transport and Mining - through...
Karl James, general manager of Jamaica Cane Products Sales Limited, has warned that he will name and shame some of the manufacturers guilty of abusing their import licences for refined (granulated) sugar.These manufacturers have been importing...
Jamaicans will continue to buy retail sugar packaged under less than ideal conditions for some time as the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) struggles to come up with the revised packaging and labelling standards almost a year after Donovan...
Starting this weekend, the section of North Street, downtown, between East Street and Rum Lane, will be closed to vehicular traffic as the National Water Commission (NWC) undertakes a major sewer rehabilitation project slated to last for at least...
There will be enough sugar available to meet the usual spike in demand for Christmas, with the Jamaica Cane Products Sales Limited importing 2,000 tonnes of brown (raw) sugar to fill the shortfall created by the destruction of sugar stored in its...
A Spanish liner with nearly 3,000 tourists aboard docked in Kingston yesterday, the first time in three years that a cruise ship has docked in the Jamaican capital, raising hopes that it might be a precursor to the future."I have to congratulate you...
Rudyard Spencer, state minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, on Wednesday promised that come next week he will make a disclosure on the progress of the public-sector transformation programme."What I can tell you is that we are...
The friendship between Lloyd Wilson and Radcliffe Briscoe was just as obvious as their political preferences, as the two exited the Christian Pen Basic School in Portmore, St Catherine on Monday, after casting ballots in the local government...
Portmore Mayor-designate Leon Thomas believes hard work and effective leadership during his tenure as acting mayor made the difference for him and the People's National Party (PNP), which maintained its dominance of the Portmore municipality in St...
Pastor David Henry on Sunday used his sermon to call out rapacious commercial banks and corrupt public officials, challenging them to stop abusing their positions of power, and instead, start to truly serve the people.Speaking at Swallowfield Chapel...
"Be patient. Obey the speed limit, road signs, and signals. Use safety devices. Do not use the cell phone while driving and even when walking. Don't drive while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. We can and must do better to ensure our safety...
A legal battle is brewing between the Coffee Industry Board (CIB) and General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited over the latter's alleged failure to pay compensation for an estimated US$3-million worth of coffee damaged by the September...
