Cassava wanted - Shortage of tubers before holidays worries producers - Demand sends processors rallying for duty-free imports
LESS THAN two years after Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Dr Christopher Tufton urged Jamaicans to make greater use of cassava, heavy demands for the tuber have sent agro processors scurrying for a duty-free licence...
Hand, foot and mouth disease hits St Andrew school
Nadisha Hunter, Gleaner WriterA prominent preparatory school in St Andrew has suspended classes because of the detection of a student with hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD).The doors of the school will remain closed today following a premature ending...
Smith being sought for PNP's ticket
LLOYD B. Smith is reportedly being courted for the People's National Party (PNP) ticket in St James. The Gleaner has been reliably informed that the veteran journalist who contested a seat for the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) 12 years ago is now eyeing West Central St James...
Bar clampdown - Police to enforce operating hours and dress code for bartenders
THE POLICE in Allman Town, central Kingston, will be using a law that is more than 80 years old to crack down on bars operating in the area. They will also be paying close attention to the dress code of barmaids and putting a stop to the suggestive dressing...
Fray to serve 20 years
WESTERN BUREAU: High Court Judge Sarah Thompson-James sent a strong message to would-be hijackers yesterday when she sentenced 22-year-old Stephen Fray to serve 20 years in prison. In a ruling that has been tagged a 'public policy sentencing'...
Christie sends Mabey and Johnson report to DPP
DAYS AFTER the British firm Mabey and Johnson accepted a guilty plea in which the company claimed it paid embattled government Member of Parliament (MP) Joseph Hibbert more than £100,000 inappropriately, the Office of the Contractor General...
Customs seizes $38m worth of ganja - Woman charged in unrelated cocaine bust
JAMAICAN AUTHORITIES on Tuesday intercepted and seized approximately $38 million worth of ganja which was declared as used furniture by its traffickers.Customs, in a press release, said the shipment consisting of three wooden crates ...