Unions representing the island’s sugar workers and the Sugar Producers Federation were last night able to reach a wage agreement during a meeting that lasted more than 12 hours at the ministry of Labour’s offices.
The nine-member Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) countries are pooling their resources to establish a new initiative aimed at stamping out the illegal drugs trade in the sub-region.
Several workers at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) are back on the job after they were suspended following a fire at the Portmore depot in St. Catherine on February 23.
A 46 year old taxi operator remained in hospital in serious condition after he was shot in the head by one of three gunmen along the Middlesex Main Road in St. Elizabeth yesterday afternoon.
Former world youth silver medallist, Natasha Ruddock was in good form at the weekend with a record run at the National Junior College Athletics Association Indoor Track and Field Championships in Illinois, USA.
Portmore United last night maintained its one-point lead atop the Cash Plus Premier League football standings following a 2-0 victory against St. Georges at Ferdie Neita Park, in Portmore.
An operation by a joint police team in Ammity Hall, St. Thomas yesterday resulted in the seizure of 500 pounds of ganja and the arrest of two men, one an ex-policeman.
Unions representing the island’s sugar workers are scheduled to meet with the Sugar Producers Federation (SPF) today in a bid to resolve a wage dispute between the federation and workers.
The Jamaican Parliament will today join other Commonwealth Parliaments around the world in observance of Commonwealth Day, under the theme: ‘The Environment, Our Future.’