Hibbert quits - Junior minister steps down to focus on clearing name in corruption probe
THE nearly two-year-old Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) government was hit by the resignation of a fourth high-ranking official yesterday when Joseph Hibbert, state minister for transport and works, stepped aside. Hibbert has, however, kept his seat as member of parliament...
Protect our children from abuse
Hi Neighbour! Pretty sure you would agree that many neighbours are alive and well this week not so much by their own doing but because of their neighbours' benevolence, combined with God's providence.
- Simpson Miller 'irresponsible'
- Walker questions OCG probe powers
- Students, parents reap the benefits of saving
Negotiation by video - BOJ governor says fully engaged in IMF talks, has no plans to quit
Bank of Jamaica Derick Latibeaudiere on Tuesday rejected as "laughable" thinly veiled suggestions that his absence from talks under way in Washington with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was indicative of any sort of rift with the administration...
- Tourism fund taps $300 million for highway project - As NWA, parish council disclaim responsibility
- Super Plus sell-off continues - Stony hill store acquired by Oanh Ho
- Stanford investors sue Antigua for US$8b
West Indies selectors stick with new-look squad
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC): West Indies selectors have stood by the makeshift West Indies squad for the second Test against Bangladesh starting Friday, with Barbadian batsman Ryan Hinds the only new addition to the line-up...
EDITORIAL - Dr Tufton must clarify sugar strategy
The agreements, in principle, to sell two of the state-owned sugar factories - Hampden, Trelawny, and Duckenfield, St Thomas - ought to be good news for the Government.It can begin to look forward to the release by the European Union of $253 million at the end...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Jamaica en route to becoming Caribbean Zimbabwe
The Editor, Sir: Thank you, Mr Seaga! I thought that I understood the complexities and problems in Jamaica's education system until I read Mr Seaga's article ('Numbers count - in education', Page E3 Sunday). I have read several articles ...
- Re: 'Blacklisted, again!'
- New behaviour management system necessary
- Jamaica disowned by the mother country
Kwame Dawes launches 'Hope's Hospice'
Kwame Dawes smiled twice during his extensive reading from Hope's Hospice, his latest poetry collection surrounding HIV/AIDS and the hospice in Montego Bay for persons living with the illness, on Sunday morning into early afternoon...
Dreading IMF's return
There has been a lot of talk about current negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A return to the IMF is a major decision and will impact all of us. I decided to address this topic in a health column because it impacts the economic health of the nation....