Stories by Paul Clarke

The much-talked-about hospital for Portmore, St Catherine, is still on the cards, insists Mayor Leon Thomas, with discussion around the subject said to be at an embryonic stage."The fact is that we have had no deep discussion about the issue, but it...

The future of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is dependent on the outcome of the feasibility study being done by the Waste to Energy Enterprise Team, says Audley Gordon, the authority's executive director.In addition, Gordon...

The public is being told to expect improved deportment from all drivers and pickup men employed to the state-owned garbage collection agency, the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), by the end of July. Its executive director, Audley...

It would be naive to think that the recent upsurge in crime has had no impact on investment in Jamaica from the diaspora, noted Kamina Johnson-Smith, the minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade.Speaking at yesterday's Gleaner Editors' Forum in...

A 12-member Jamaican delegation, comprising members of the National Identification System (NIDS) implementation team, is to depart the island on July 14 for a visit to South Korea to garner first-hand experience and gain significant exposure to the...

Repositioning of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security for it to be better able to manage the challenges of the job market, as well as to play a more vital role in the economic growth and development of Jamaica, is a key recommendation coming...

Following the merciless slaying of three persons along Hill Avenue in Olympic Gardens on Monday evening, residents say their community, which is located in the West Central St Andrew constituency represented by Prime Minister Andrew Holness, is now...

Therese Turner-Jones, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) country manager, says that the construction of a new US$13 million country office complex in upscale Montrose Road in Kingston signals the bank's long-term support for Jamaica."The...

It's been four days since masked gunmen aimed their guns at a group of men in the Fleet Street area of central Kingston last Thursday night, killing 11-year-old Taysha Hughes in their rampage.Her death has ignited an outpouring of sentiments in...

The National Water Commission (NWC) will resume applying late-payment fees (LPF) to applicable bills come July 1, as issues that had caused the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) to halt the payment have been resolved."Following a review of...

President of the Incorporated Masterbuiders Association Humphrey Taylor says that the construction industry is in a state of ill-health because of the Chinese hogging the industry.He said that too many of the big jobs have gone the way of the...

Public fears that the much-talked-about National Identification System (NIDS), when passed into law, will not be as secure as intended, have been dispelled by the Government.Chief Technical Director in the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation...