Survival mode - Residents vow to bounce back despite lockdown of bauxite plant
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite the impending 12-month closure of the Alpart Bauxite Alumina Plant at Nain in St Elizabeth, which will put 900 staff members out of work, some of its workers appear unperturbed. When The Gleaner visited the company yesterday, a 42-year-old maintenance worker at the company who resides in Junction said he was mindful, but not fearful...
- Businesses repeat tax-reform call
- Montego Bay home-school teacher finds destiny
- Mico fosters father-son relationships -Father pledges lifelong support to adopted children
PM urges companies to invest in Jamaica's future
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has endorsed the establishment of the new Sandals Foundation, which aims at improving the lives of residents of troubled communities through educational and environmental outreach.The Prime Minister described the foundation...
- Imported fertiliser is safe, says Samuda
- Jencare goes to the airport
- Dyer backs tourism fund spending
$100m upgrade for Boscobel aerodrome
- Duckenfield idea shelved, Ken Jones bypassed
Government has, at least for now, shelved its plans for a new interna-tional airport for eastern Jamaica and will, instead, expand and upgrade the aerodrome at Boscobel, St Mary, on the island's north-eastern shore. The decision to go ahead with the $100-million...
- Dodgy loans rise as borrowers fall into trouble - Business leaders call for lower interest rates
- Montego Bay's Barnett estate rezoning started in 2000
- Jamaica helping to fashion CARICOM financial oversight
West Indies on a high - One-day international series bowls off in Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP): England hope to end a lengthy losing habit when the five-match one-day international series against West Indies begins at the National Stadium today.England have been winless in 13 internationals this winter - two Tests and five one-dayers...
- Jamaica vs US Challenge could be scaled down
- Under-21s looking to avoid sweep
- Obama picks North Carolina
EDITORIAL - A bleak economic picture that's set to get worse
The announcement by the owners of Alumina Partners (Alpart) that they will close the refinery in a month's time is another piece of bad news that should hardly have surprised anyone, and certainly not the Government. It is not, however, a development...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Silly Proceeds of Crime Act
The Editor, Sir: Please publish this as an open letter to the Bank of Jamaica.Dear Sirs,Under the 'The Proceeds of Crime Act' (POCA) 2007, 'financial institutions are requesting private information from their clients including source of funds ...
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JCC does it in style
To fully understand the magnitude of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC), think about the fact that it's been around since the days of horse and buggy. Yeah, that long! The JCC hosted its annual awards banquet at the Hilton Kingston Jamaica hotel on Thursday, March 12....
US president defends rescue, restructuring plans
LOS ANGELES (AP): President Barack Obama was in the midst of a campaign-style swing through California yesterday, selling his plans for rescuing and restructuring the nation's sickly economy and fragile financial system.In Washington, meantime, lawmakers...