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Sweet deals push Jamaicans to flood Digicel and LIME stores to switch providers

Published:Saturday | June 27, 2015 | 12:00 AMArthur Hall

Lured by the promise of sweet deals, including free handsets, hundreds of dollars in credit, and free SIM cards, Jamaicans have been taking advantage of number portability, which was introduced last week, and both Digicel and LIME are reporting...

CHAMPIONS: Gleaner tops NADB KO

Published:Saturday | June 27, 2015 | 3:50 PMArthur Hall

An inspirING performance from the pair of Bernard Blackwood and Gary Mowatt carried The Gleaner to a 76-59 victory over favourites, Campari, in the final of the National Association of Domino Bodies Kingston and St Andrew region Wray...

Peter’s fillip - Obama gives finance minister ammunition to press international bodies to tweak economic programme

Published:Saturday | April 11, 2015 | 12:00 AMArthur Hall

Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips, armed with a strong endorsement of Jamaica's economic programme by the world's most powerful man, United States President Barack Obama, heads to Washington today for the spring meetings of the multinational...

JAS welcomes Obama

Published:Thursday | April 9, 2015 | 9:06 AMArthur Hall

Senator Norman Grant, President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) has welcomed the visit of United States President Barack Obama to the island. “The JAS, it’s Board of Management, the more than 220,000 farmers in Jamaica and...

Meeting with Holness not on Obama agenda for visit to Jamaica

Published:Wednesday | March 18, 2015 | 12:00 AMArthur Hall

It’s not yet decided whether US President Barack Obama will meet with Opposition Leader, Andrew Holness, during his State visit to Jamaica next month. Consular for Public Affairs at the US Embassy in Jamaica, Joshua Polacheck, says so far,...

Pimp parents persist! - Many St Thomas children forced into prostitution

Published:Friday | February 27, 2015 | 7:53 AMArthur Hall

Almost one year after the St Thomas police raised the red flag about parents in the parish pushing their children into sexual activities in return for money, the problem is continuing with fresh concerns about the impact this is having on the children...

Looking with one eye!

Published:Monday | February 23, 2015 | 12:00 AMArthur Hall

Downtown Kingston residents are not convinced that the latest redevelopment plans will bear fruitResidents of downtown Kingston have reacted cautiously to the news about the latest plan to revitalise the Kingston Waterfront.The Urban Development...

It wasn't me! - Arthur Williams refutes claim that he was architect of letters used against him

Published:Friday | February 20, 2015 | 12:00 AMArthur Hall

Faced with mounting criticisms for his role in a scheme which the court has deemed unconstitutional, attorney-at-law Arthur Williams has moved to clear the air on the pre-signed letters used to oust him and fellow senator, Dr Christopher Tufton,...

Tryall directors dismiss charge that skin colour cost Jamaican the MD's job

Published:Friday | February 6, 2015 | 10:36 AMArthur Hall

The leadership of the Hanover-based Tryall Club has scoffed at claims by one of the island's top hoteliers that he was not given the job as managing director of the facility because he is black.

Jamaican hotelier claims he was denied top job because he is black

Published:Friday | January 30, 2015 | 3:26 PMArthur Hall

Energy jitters

Published:Friday | January 16, 2015 | 11:47 AMArthur Hall

Senior players in the local energy sector are expressing concern that high dividends payout by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS),

Office of Utilities Regulation says new tariff in line with JPS's licences

Published:Wednesday | January 14, 2015 | 2:28 PMArthur Hall

Tryall battle

Published:Saturday | December 13, 2014 | 8:00 AMArthur Hall

Tryall battle

A bitter battle is now brewing for control of the scenic Tryall Club in Montego Bay, St James.

500 news jobs coming!

Published:Saturday | December 13, 2014 | 9:31 AMArthur Hall

Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) and Columbus International (Columbus) have promised to create more than 500 news jobs between now

Jamaicans at risk as sub-standard products are entering the market place unchecked.

Published:Monday | December 8, 2014 | 4:08 PMArthur Hall

With critical laboratories out of service, and some key employees disgruntled or having resigned, the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) -

DIGICEL DEMANDS … a level playing field

Published:Friday | December 5, 2014 | 3:40 PMArthur Hall

Mobile telephone giant Digicel has warned that it will re-examine its investment plans in Jamaica and the region if it is not happy with

‘Let them come’!

Published:Thursday | November 20, 2014 | 7:18 AMArthur Hall

Under-pressure chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Easton Douglas, is welcoming a proposal from the Opposition Jamaica Labour P

Trafigura ghost scares PNP

Published:Sunday | November 23, 2014 | 12:53 AMArthur Hall

Obviously frightened by the ghost of the 2006 Trafigura controversy, the governing People's National Party (PNP) has decided to back off

Douglas won't budge

Published:Thursday | November 20, 2014 | 11:27 AMArthur Hall

I won't resign! NHT chair blanks increasing calls for his resignation

Major mess

Published:Saturday | November 15, 2014 | 1:19 PMArthur Hall

Major mess: Opposition hints at damning disclosures on Outameni purchase

Ebola jitters in Mandeville

Published:Saturday | October 18, 2014 | 5:08 PMArthur Hall

Ebola jitters in Mandeville

Portia drowning!

Published:Sunday | October 12, 2014 | 3:59 PMArthur Hall

For the first time in almost two decades of doing polls in Jamaica, pollster Bill Johnson has found that more Jamaicans have an unfavoura

Peter, Audley still lead

Published:Sunday | October 12, 2014 | 4:23 PMArthur Hall

Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips and Audley Shaw, his opposition counterpart, remain the two front-runners to take over the leadership

Logistics hub far from reality!

Published:Friday | September 26, 2014 | 9:31 PMArthur Hall

Jamaica will have to slay the crime monster, level the mountain of corruption, brave the obstacle course of access to credit and smooth t

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