Montego Bay Convention Centre a dream come true, says Prime Minister
"For Jamaica, it is a significant development, for stakeholders in the tourism industry, it is a dream come true," said Prime Minister Bruce Golding before breaking ground for the Chinese-funded multimillion-dollar convention centre in Montego Bay yesterday. He was assisted by Vice-President of China Xi Jinping and a host of government officials.

Unions take wait-and-see stance on wage bill
TRADE UNION LEADERS are watching and waiting to see how the Government will deal with the ballooning public-sector wage bill as the global financial meltdown takes its effect.

Farm workers' families get assistance
EDRIS WALTERS, a counsellor with the family services unit within the labour ministry, said that the families from which farm workers come are often very poor.

Security guard wage increase may take jobs
A MAJOR player in the security industry has warned that any demand for wage increase by security guards could leave many of them without jobs.

Obama savours victory as Congress approves stimulus
President Barack Obama yesterday savoured his first major victory in Congress with the newly passed US$787-billion economic stimulus package aimed at combating the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Saving graves
Esther Fuller-Simms never dreamed that she would get a watery grave, and that 12 years after she had made the transition, the earth that surrounded her tomb would have been eaten away by the Pear River, which runs behind the Maroon Cemetery in Charles Town, Portland.

Dr Patrick Allen to receive honorary degree from NCU
NORTHERN CARIBBEAN University will, on Tuesday, February 17, pay tribute to its outgoing board chairman, Governor General-Designate of Jamaica, Dr Patrick L. Allen. The special convocation, which is being held to laud the life and work of Allen, will be held at the university's main campus in Mandeville.