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Published:Friday | March 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

As the international community observed World Water Day on Tuesday, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) advised that ingenious approaches to safeguarding water are necessary for developing countries...

Published:Friday | March 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Playing field equipment at schools in Mandeville have been coming under heavy scrutiny by school personnel as well as councillor for the Mandeville division, Sally Porteous.This comes following...

Published:Friday | March 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Officials of the Ministry of Education have reported a successful first day's sitting of this year's Grade Six Achievement Test, despite a few glitches caused by a limited number of answer sheets at some schools islandwide. The Gleaner understands that some schools...

Published:Friday | March 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU: Spanish hotel chain, Fiesta, has completed the preliminary plans for its US$500-million phase-two expansion in Point, Hanover, having submitted plans to the Lucea Parish Council for approval earlier...

Published:Friday | March 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The Jamaica Cancer Society is in high gear with the planning of its annual golf tournament, which is expected to turn over hefty sums for the organisation. Speaking at the launch of the event on Wednesday at the Altamont Court Hotel, New Kingston...

Published:Friday | March 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

WITH MOST Jamaicans convinced that a high per cent of public officials are corrupt, local law- enforcement officials met with their regional counterparts this week to devise measures to deal with this problem....

Published:Friday | March 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

TWO EMPLOYEES of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) who held keys to a storeroom where 1,500 motor vehicle registration certificates and other valuable items went missing in 2009 received a slap on the wrist...

Published:Friday | March 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

FALMOUTH, Trelawny:"Wow" was the first word that came out when chairman of Royal Caribbean Cruise Limited (RCCL) Richard Fain was asked to describe the euphoria which greeted the maiden arrival of Oasis of the Seas...

Published:Friday | March 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The Ministry of Health owes $2.8 billion to suppliers and contractors for the provision of goods and services.Health Minister Rudyard Spencer made the disclosure in Parliament on Tuesday during...

Published:Friday | March 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

UC Rusal, the owners of the Windalco alumina refineries here, is insisting on financial concessions for reopening its Kirkvine facility that are, in most cases, more than twice as good as those it received for restarting its Ewarton works...

Published:Friday | March 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Capital & Credit Merchant Bank Limited will redeem its preference shares on April 13, and delist from the Jamaica Stock Exchange a day later.The merchant bank has approximately 42.7 million shares listed on the JSE.CCMB's December financial...

Published:Friday | March 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

An absence of witnesses scheduled to testify and at times the conflicting schedules of lawyers are negatively impacting the proceedings of the FINSAC enquiry. Although the three Commis-sioners and support staff...

Published:Friday | March 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

RockResorts, the new managers of Half Moon in Montego Bay, is offering the luxury hotel's international clientele discounts to stay at the 400-acre resort, which now...

Published:Friday | March 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Dave Myrie has resigned his job as chief operating officer of Hardware and Lumber Limited, Grace-Kennedy's retail subsidiary.His resignation takes effect on March 31, and H&L is on the hunt for a replacement."..

Published:Friday | March 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Ireland's prime minister has instructed that the Moriarty Report be referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions. The report issued this week alleges that a minister of government, Michael Lowry, had facilitated Denis O'Brien in securing a mobile licence...

Published:Friday | March 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

No matter how closely monitored, regulations by themselves do not prevent the collapse of financial institutions, according to Rohan Barnett, who says alert investors potentially have more sway."Regulation is not a silver bullet," said Barnett, the...

Published:Friday | March 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Elon Beckford, chairman of the defunct Horizon Merchant Bank, is blaming Jamaica's central bank for the high default rate on loans in the 1990s, saying its high-interest rate policy put too big a squeeze on capital.Horizon Merchant Bank, which was...

Published:Friday | March 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Jamaica's exposure to high oil prices is felt directly at the household and firm levels through increasing electricity bills, with no means of fighting back other than...

Published:Friday | March 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Western Bureau: Jamaica's Reggae Boyz will be seeking to advertise their state of readiness ahead of the upcoming CONCACAF Gold Cup Tournament this evening, when they square off with Central American outfit Venezuela in a friendly game at the Montego Bay Sports Complex...

Published:Friday | March 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Jamaica College, one of the preseason favourites to capture the boys' title at next week's GraceKennedy/ISSA Boys and Girls' Championships, have suffered a major setback. Top Class Two sprinter, Rohan Walker, who was expected to score heavily in his individual events...

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