Con-man country - Sham contractors defraud Gov't of awards - Police suspect mastermind behind scams
CHIEF WATCHDOG of the country's contracts-award process, Greg Christie, has revealed that the sham contractors implicated in the National Housing Trust saga are just the tip of what appears to be the colossal iceberg of shady service providers getting government contracts...

Web of deceit - Corruption collars Jamaica
The disclosure last week by the Office of the Contractor General of a corrupt network involving a senior employee of its office, sham contractors, and possibly employees of the National Housing Trust...

Corrupt attorneys - Allegations mount against lawyers
THE LEGAL profession was once placed on a pedestal because of the honesty and integrity of its members. But in recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of allegations levelled against some attorneys-at-law for professional misconduct...

Links and bribery - Too many Jamaicans accept corruption as a way of life
THE DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn, has warned that corruption will remain a major problem until Jamaicans decide to actively fight against the scourge. "Jamaicans will have to be prepared to assist in exposing corruption.... ...

Construction, the hustlers' magnet
FOR MANY years, the construction industry has been the magnet for hustlers looking to make a quick buck. The industry has also been a feeding tree for corruption, particularly with regard to government projects....

'It's hard work' - Felice feeling the heat as he attempts to rid the force of corrupt cops
Assistant Police Commissioner Justin Felice is gearing up for another tough year as he continues his drive to rid the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) of corrupt cops."It's hard word. "It's hard word. It's hard work," Felice told ...

NHT snap search! - Contractor general intensifies probe into awarding of contracts by the state agency
WITHOUT WARNING, an investigative team from the Office of the Contractor General (OCG), accompanied by the police, turned up at the New Kingston offices of the National Housing Trust (NHT) last Friday morning to conduct a snap audit...

JCDC restructures, board resigns
THE ENTIRE board of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) has resigned with immediate effect. The Sunday Gleaner was informed yesterday that the members of the Hugh Nash-led board tendered their resignations last Wednesday in what is being described...

Cabinet retreat ends
Prime Minister Bruce Golding and members of his Cabinet are scheduled to emerge from a four-day retreat today with details of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement and the medium-term economic framework settled.The debt-management programme...