THE GOVERNMENT is to begin a major clampdown on vending in the vicinity of schools, following further confirmation that some vendors have moved the ugly side of the dancehall into educational...

For the better part of 40 years Gloria Fisher has lived her passion - teaching - and all that time has been spent at the Bartons Primary School in South West St Catherine. "I love teaching, it is in my

WESTERN BUREAU: MINISTER OF Tourism Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica could attract more 'high rollers' or heavy spenders with Cabinet's recent approval of an inventory-enrichment strategy to allow merchants to import more high-end products ...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries revealed yesterday that it had detected a disease called citrus huanglongbing/citrus greening in St Catherine which, if not properly managed, could threaten Jamaica's $3.7-billion citrus industry....

Senior Puisne Judge Marva McIntosh has called on the 12-member jury to have patience because of the frequent adjournments at the trial of the two men charged with the murder of Manchester couple, Richard and Julia Lyn...

THE ABSENCE of a defence witness yesterday forced Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey to grant an early adjournment in the case of Superintendent Harry 'Bungles' Daley. Daley is on trial in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court...

The sudden resignation of Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor Derick Latibeaudiere last Friday has left many wondering what could have caused such a drastic move by the man who led the central bank for 13 years.

It's a significant change Wayne Chen - President of the Jamaica Employers' Federation"It is a serious move when you change a central bank governor.

While there have been expressions of surprise in some quarters at the seemingly sudden resignation of Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor Derick Latibeaudiere, with immediate effect on Friday, October 30, 2009 ...

INVESTORS ARE in a wait-and-see mode as they cautiously watch the Jamaican Government wobble towards an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) - its chosen cradle in the current economic storm.

WHEN BRIAN Wynter assumes the post of governor at the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) on December 1, he will have to hit the ground running.

THE JAMAICA Labour Party's young professional group, Generation 2000 (G2K), will have a new leader come Saturday, November 7.

THE WEEKEND before he was scheduled to sit the entrance exam to join the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Monsignor Kenneth Richards changed his mind...

JAMAICA NATIONAL Money Transfer (JNMT) will, in November, add a new dimension to its money-transfer system.

Western Bureau:DESPITE THE advent of JOLT (Jamaican Operations Linked to Telemarketing) and other policing initiatives, players in the infamous 'lotto scam' continue to rake in big bucks using new technology and creative ways to fleece unsuspecting...

SOME DOCTORS working in the public-health system are swimming in gravy of overtime payments, a recent examination of medical salaries conducted by the Government has revealed.

Church on the Rock, St Andrew, recently celebrated its 25th anniversary.

DERICK LATIBEAUDIERE'S 13-year reign at Nethersole Place in Kingston came to an abrupt end last evening with news that the central bank governor had demitted office with immediate effect.

Government has abandoned its plans to extend the runway at the Ken Jones domestic airport in Portland. According to Daryl Vaz, minister of information, the investment is not considered to be rewarding at this time.

Audley Shaw, minister of finance and the public service, has weighed in on comments made by Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Les Green that some police officers have died as a result of their shady and corrupt dealings.