Prime Minister of Jamaica cuts pay - To give up 15% from his pocket - Asks MPs to forego 10% - Wage freeze on public sector
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has pledged to take a 15 per cent pay cut and called on his colleague members of parliament to sacrifice 10 per cent of their salaries as the Government prepares to table what promises to be one of the most difficult budgets ...
People power - New 'government' takes over Mocho
Jamaicans who have used the term 'Mocho' as a pejorative byword for Stone-Age back-wardness might have to think again. Citizens from a small Clarendon district there have spearheaded a coup of sorts and formed their own 'government'...
Dying to learn - Morgue maestro schools ghetto youths
Michael Jones eats, drinks and sleeps death. Now he's trying to help others acquire the taste. "In the whole west (Kingston) here ... this is the only funeral home which has the youths from the inner cities learning something," declared Jones, operator of Jones Funeral Home & Supplies...
Dr Death - Teen relishes challenge of dealing with corpses
Miguel Irving wanted to be a doctor, but when he left Tivoli Gardens High School last year, he realised he wasn't on the path to achieving that dream. Unhappy with Irving staying at home, his mother approached Michael Jones of Jones Funeral Home and Supplies....
Thank God! - Senior cop hails efforts of Church in fighting crime
Assistant Commissioner of Police Glenmore Hinds has hailed the Jamaican Church as an active ally in the war on crime. While he said the contribution was not coordinated under a single umbrella, various church groups have been working behind the scenes and are making...
Why has my electricity bill doubled?
The Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd recently warned it could shelve plans to spend billions of dollars to upgrade and improve its facilities if the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) fails to grant the 23 per cent, on average, tariff increase...
After Champs showdown ...Kingston College, Calabar in perfect harmony
When the names Kingston College (KC) and Calabar High School are mentioned together in a sentence, it is usually in reference to fierce competition.However, yesterday evening both schools stripped off the the battle armour...
Lee's Fifth Avenue vandal shot and killed by police
The fatal shooting of an intruder yesterday morning has caused unease among staff at Lee's Fifth Avenue department store in St Andrew. Up to press time, the police were still trying to determine the identity of the man, who was shot in a alleged confrontation...
1943: A dark day in history - St James seven slain by lightning
WESTERN BUREAU: The terrifying memory of seven children being killed and several others sustaining injuries in a lightning strike continues to haunt two survivors just over 65 years later. For 84-year-old Alvan Slack and John Burns, 74, the date August 26, 1943, is etched...
Rehab for eastern St James roadway
The Banana Spring to Spot Valley main road in eastern St James is scheduled to be extensively rehabilitated, at a cost of $10 million.This will be undertaken through the collaborative efforts of a number of public and private organisations...
St Mary 4-H goes clubbing
St Mary's 4-H clubs will be staging their annual Achievement Day function at the Oracabessa High School next Tuesday.Most of the parish's 87 clubs are expected to participate in the day's activities, which will feature several competitive events, such...