CUT CIVIL SERVICE - Management consultant says layoff could grow economy
WHILE GOVERNMENT and trade unions are pondering how to finance the ballooning public-sector wage bill, international management consultant Trevor Hamilton has called for the laying off of thousands of civil servants.
Broadcasting Commission rejects claims of double standards
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of the Broadcasting Commission, Cordel Green, has rejected accusations of double standards by the regulatory body in clamping down on vulgar lyrics in dancehall songs played on the electronic media, while overlooking the broadcasting of distasteful dancing during carnival.
Implement gas tax to fund social programmes - Chen
THE PROPOSAL to introduce a gas tax, which was mooted by Transport and Works Minister Mike Henry, has received support from Wayne Chen, one of the island's leading businessmen. Henry has suggested that the tax be implemented as a means of raising funds to carry out infrastructural projects.
Did ice cause plane to crash?
Investigators began gathering pieces of the incinerated wreckage of a commuter airliner early yesterday in search of clues for the cause of the fiery crash that killed 50 people.
Ministry ensures stability for remittance-dependent households
THE MINISTRY of Labour and Social Security has secured the services of social workers to act as liaison officers between farm workers employed abroad and the families left behind in Jamaica in a bid to ensure that children attending school are provided for.
Euro bond payment lagging
Some local investors have failed to receive payment due to them from investment made in a Government of Jamaica €200-million bond (J$22.6 billion), which should have been paid last Wednesday.
Government urged to support private schools
TWO SENATORS on different sides of the political divide are urging the Government to play a more active role in the development of independent schools in Jamaica.
Investment in education pays
Capital & Credit Financial Group (CCFG) has long recognised education as the building block to the success of any nation.