Tufton gives sugar update
WESTERN BUREAU: The tendering process for the sale of the island's state-owned sugar factories is on track, according to Minister of Agriculture Dr Christopher Tufton."There have been several expressions of interest, and beyond Friday, we will report...
EU will continue to support Jamaica, says Ambassador
WESTERN BUREAU: Head of Delegation of the European Commission to Jamaica, Ambassador Marco Mazzocchi Alemanni, on Wednesday sought to dispel recent claims that European Union (EU) funding was being granted to Jamaica in exchange for the legalisation of immoral acts...
Get rid of them! - Customs boss calls for removal of non-performing workers
Commissioner of Customs Danville Walker says persons in the public sector who are not performing must be removed, as Jamaica's survival depends on the perfor-mance of that sector.Addressing a St Ann Chamber of Commerce members' meeting in Ocho Rios last Thursday...
Don't fight Church on 'flexi' workweek - Nelson
DWIGHT NELSON, a senior Government minister, warned Wednesday against doing battle with the Church over the proposed implementation of a seven-day 'flexi' workweek, hinting at dire political consequences."If the Church maintains its opposition to a seven-day 'flexi' workweek...
Windalco cuts workdays
Some 850 permanent employees at West Indies Alumina Company (Windalco) are to work three days per week with a 40 per cent reduction in wages, effective April 1.This follows an interim agreement signed between Windalco and the National Workers Union (NWU) on Tuesday....
Gleaner bloggers take on 'humanure' imports
There's a vigorous debate now on at www.gleanerblogs.com about whether Jamaica should import fertiliser containing human excreta. Today we share excerpts. You can join the debate today!...
Versair files appeal in airport-catering case
The ongoing legal battle between Versair In-flight Services Ltd and the defendants, Airports Authority of Jamaica & MBJ Airports Limited, relating to Versair's legal rights under a lease to provide catering at the Donald Sangster International Airport, is now headed...
Don't panic, work with us - ACP Frater
WESTERN BUREAU: Instead of panicking in the face of the latest spate of murders rocking the parish, residents of St James are being urged to provide the police with greater support as they seek to apprehend the killers and restore calm....
Alston Henry's 43 years of Open Bible service
Growing up in Woodlands district, St Elizabeth, becoming a pastor was the last thing on Reverend Alston Henry's mind. The inquisitive young man had dreams of soaring above the clouds in a 747 jet. "I really wanted to be a commercial pilot," he recalled in an interview...