No job too small
It was the desire to be in the thick of action that changed Dylan Coke's career path from law to investment banking. "I wanted to be in the driver's seat," said the assistant vice president, Business Development, NCB Capital Markets Limited, "so I decided...

Drought to disrupt water supply
Customers of the National Water Commission (NWC) could be affected by nightly water restrictions because of water supply shortages associated with ongoing drought conditions.The NWC said that as of Monday, customers served by the Constant Spring...

Petrojam denies safety-risk claims
The management of Petrojam has rejected claims that its plant is no longer safe and that its workers are being exposed to danger."We know there are safety issues but these are regular issues that you will find even in a brand-new plant and they are manageable...

Project eyes 12,000 - Free vision screening under way islandwide
Free vision screening under way islandwideTwelve thousand Jamaicans will be targeted under phase two of the Jamaica-Cuba Eye Project's islandwide eye screening, which started Monday. According to project coordinator, Claudette Yearde, the project...

Government of Jamaica to recruit Port Security Corps in robot taxi clampdown
IN A move aimed at strict enforcement of the provisions of the Road Traffic Act, particularly against illegal taxi operators, the Government is looking at providing members of the Port Security Corps with legislative powers...

Across the nation
Parish council heads urged to think differently - RUNAWAY BAY, St Ann: Minister of state in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Local Government, Robert Montague, has charged parish council heads to establish new methods and employ...

Bignall is new NCU chairman
Pastor Derek Bignall has been appointed the new board chairman of Northern Caribbean University. Bignall was last week elected president of the West Indies Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (WIU)...