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
Local business leaders are increasing their lobby for a reduction in interest rates even as the Bruce Golding administration continues the difficult task of crafting the next Budget. The presidents of 25 private-sector associations have repeated their...
Montego Bay home-school teacher finds destiny
ALTHOUGH SHE gave birth to only four of the 13 children, Hazel Lee Thomas treats the students of Lee's Preschool as if they were her own. There is a twinkle in Thomas' eyes because she is doing exactly what she intended to: taking care of youths....
Mico fosters father-son relationships -Father pledges lifelong support to adopted children
While many fathers shun their responsibilities, Christopher Gordon dedicates his life to caring for three children, only one of whom is his.He said he wasn't fortunate enough to have his own father around while he was growing up, so he has set out to help those in similar situations...
90-y-o children's home to be refurbished in May
The Maxfield Park Children's Home in Kingston yesterday received a grant of approximately $3.5 million from the Japanese Embassy to assist with the renovation of sections of the 90-year-old property. Maxfield Park is the oldest co-ed childcare facility in Jamaica....
St Thomas child killed violently
NINE-YEAR-OLD Courtney Walker was a willing, unsuspecting boy who would readily run errands for adults.He was supposed to have been in class at the Morant Bay Primary in St Thomas yesterday, but his mother did not have enough money ...
DPP to rule on reindicting cop in Janice Allen case
The United Kingdom Privy Council has recommended that the director of public prosecutions determine whether the policeman who was acquitted in the Janice Allen murder case be reindicted for murder.The recommendation was made...
Overseas consultants to vet JPS application
The Government is again going overseas to help the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR). This time, Energy Minister Clive Mullings has organised a team of international energy experts to serve as consultants to the OUR, as it conducts its examination...
Ministry struggles for wage-bill solutions
There is no decision yet on what measures will be implemented by the Government to reduce its ballooning wage bill. After a more than an hour-long meeting yesterday, officials of the finance ministry and the trade unions emerged without an agreement...
Man stays almost five years in jail ... court fails to hear appeal
A Trinidadian man, who pleaded guilty in July 2005 to drug-related charges and was sentenced to five years' imprisonment, almost completed serving the sentence while waiting to have his appeal heard. Sheldon Adimoolah, a 32-year-old mason...