Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Tuesday | February 3, 2009
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Windalco shut down - Company announces temporary closure - 250 bauxite workers to lose jobs
West Indies Alumina Company (Windalco) is to cut the positions of another 250 temporary employees over the next two months as it moves to suspend operations at its Kirkvine plant in Manchester and Ewarton in St Catherine. However, Windalco said it would be retaining...

Teachers at Charlie Smith aiming for good Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) grades
Teachers at Charlie Smith High School in the depressed South St Andrew constituency have been working feverishly to ensure that the performance of students in this year's sitting of Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations improves dramatically...

'It changed my life' - A dozen stories of inspiration
There are very few things about which a man can say "it changed my life". Such things are often few and far between. Therefore, when Dillon Dawes says his training and development through the High School Equivalency Programme (HISEP) did so for him...

Broilers closes ethanol plant for maintenance
Faced with a soft energy market, Jamaica Broilers Group has ceased production at its ethanol plant. However, Christopher Levy, the new president and CEO, says it is a temporary measure to last less than two months."Being as how the markets are - the crops in Brazil...

'Men still driving under the influence'
Drinking and driving is a significant problem that continues to persist in the Caribbean. According to a survey conducted last month, the most worrying statistic is that 54 per cent of all males questioned admitted to driving under the influence of alcohol...

Judge warns lawyer to be courteous
There were fireworks yesterday at the trial of the man accused of the murder of 64-year-old Ambassador Peter King, resulting in Senior Puisne Judge Marva McIntosh calling on defence lawyer Berry Bryan to be courteous to the court...

Snowstorm delays Prince Edward
A snowstorm in England has delayed the visit of Prince Edward, the earl of Wessex, who was scheduled to arrive in the island yesterday afternoon. England is struggling with the heaviest snowfall to hit the country in nearly two decades.


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