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Water and Housing Minister, Dr. Horace Chang has announced plans to revamp the operations of the National Housing Development Corporation (NHDC), in order to transform it into a viable organization. This announcement comes against the background of reports of heavy losses being incurred by the agency annually, in the management and execution of Operation PRIDE. Operation PRIDE was created to...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has suggested that both political parties need to sit down and devise a workable mechanism for dealing with future hurricane relief funds. Mr. Golding made the recommendation in the House, yesterday(March 18), after it was revealed by the Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles, that the Ministry had received a number of false claims...

It is clear that things are easier said than done, as in the case of the bold female teachers of Vauxhall High School in Kingston, who initially set out to show their much younger students some old school netball, but instead found themselves thoroughly thrashed by the students in a 10-minute demonstration game on March 18. The final score was...

General Manager of Jamaica National Overseas (JNO), Charles Spence, has challenged its agents to help move the company to the forefront of the lucrative money transfer sector. "We want to encourage our agents to be more aggressive in selling the services. These approaches will be to foster partnerships, improve communication and business growth by 30 per cent-50 per cent over...

Jamaican educator L. Cecille Palmer, is among the list of recipients for the 2008 Emerald Awards, presented to women globally, who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields. The 12th annual award ceremony and dinner, organized by the Women of Great Esteem (WGE) Organization is slated for March 27 at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York. Dubbed 'An Emerald...

The House of Representatives, yesterday (March 18), approved the Second Supplementary Estimates, increasing the 2007/08 fiscal budget by $2.4 billion. This was done after Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, moved a Resolution outlining the Government's revised spending targets for the fiscal year ending March 31. The Estimates show an increase in the total budget, which moves...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has re-introduced the Half- Way-Tree to Seaview Gardens bus route. The route, which was traversed by the Jamaica Omnibus Service (JOS) in the eighties, was discontinued because of violence within the area. According to Communications Manager at the Ministry of Transport and Works, Reginald Allen, the JUTC has been assessing areas where service could...

It is clear that things are easier said than done, as in the case of the bold female teachers of Vauxhall High School in Kingston, who initially set out to show their much younger students some old school netball, but instead found themselves thoroughly thrashed by the students in a 10-minute demonstration game on March 18. The final score was...

General Manager of Jamaica National Overseas (JNO), Charles Spence, has challenged its agents to help move the company to the forefront of the lucrative money transfer sector. "We want to encourage our agents to be more aggressive in selling the services. These approaches will be to foster partnerships, improve communication and business growth by 30 per cent-50 per cent over...

Jamaican educator L. Cecille Palmer, is among the list of recipients for the 2008 Emerald Awards, presented to women globally, who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields. The 12th annual award ceremony and dinner, organized by the Women of Great Esteem (WGE) Organization is slated for March 27 at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York. Dubbed 'An Emerald...

The House of Representatives, yesterday (March 18), approved the Second Supplementary Estimates, increasing the 2007/08 fiscal budget by $2.4 billion. This was done after Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, moved a Resolution outlining the Government's revised spending targets for the fiscal year ending March 31. The Estimates show an increase in the total budget, which moves...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has re-introduced the Half- Way-Tree to Seaview Gardens bus route. The route, which was traversed by the Jamaica Omnibus Service (JOS) in the eighties, was discontinued because of violence within the area. According to Communications Manager at the Ministry of Transport and Works, Reginald Allen, the JUTC has been assessing areas where service could...