LOCAL contractors are increasingly being blamed for the breaking up of some major and parochial roads during recent heavy rains, and Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ) President Lenworth Kelly sees this as unfair.
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Contractors reject blame for bad roads
Today is the 316th day of 2018. There are 49 days left in the year.TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT1987: The American Medical Association issues a policy statement saying it is unethical for a doctor to refuse to treat someone solely because that person has AIDS or is HIV-positive.OTHER EVENTS1554: Britain’s Parliament re-establishes Roman Catholicism.
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THE Montego Bay Community College Administration has bowed to pressure from the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) and several staff members, promising to return money “incorrectly” deducted from the latter group’s salaries by the end of this month.
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MoBay Community College bows
New data suggests women’s reproductive history may help doctors predict the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Research by the Alzheimer’s Association finds a strong connection to reproductive hormones. Women with three or more children had a 12 percent lower risk of dementia, compared to women with only one child. Dr. Tara Narula joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the new research.
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Motherhood could play a role in Alzheimer’s risk, new research says
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA plans to study how the expansion of legalized betting could affect college athletics and member schools. The NCAA announced Thursday it will create a working group of “subject matter experts” to assess areas such as officiating, NCAA rules, federal and state laws, and the use of integrity services. NCAA leadership has already called for federal regulation on sports betting. NCAA rules prohibit sports wagering by athletes and athletic department employees. The Supreme Court opened the door for states to have legal wagering on sporting events when it struck down a federal ban in May. Schools in some states such as West Virginia, Mississippi and New Jersey are already exploring the possibility of collecting integrity fees in anticipation of legal sports books opening in their states. “While we certainly respect the Supreme Court’s decision, our position on sports wagering remains,” said Donald Remy, NCAA chief legal officer. “With this new landscape, we must evolve and expand our long-standing efforts to protect both the integrity of competitions and the well-being of student-athletes.” The NCAA Board of Governors has already suspended the association’s ban on holding championships in states with legalized sports betting, a policy that only affected Nevada. “Legalized sports gambling across the country is rather new, but the NCAA and its members have committed significant resources over the years to policy, research and education around sports wagering,” said Joni Comstock, senior vice president of championships and alliances. “With student-athlete well-being as the centerpiece, we will continue to build upon these efforts to assist members as they adapt to legalized sports wagering in their states and regions.” (© Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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NCAA To Study Effects Of Sports Betting On College Athletics
A Trinidadian man is accusing staff at a popular hotel in Montego Bay, St James of fraud, after his credit card statement reflected a point-of-sale transaction he is insisting he did not make while staying at the hotel for the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP) annual conference.
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Trinidadian man cries foul
National Basketball Players Association executive director Michele Roberts, 62, has been re-elected to serve another four-year term. She will lead the union into the next negotiations on the collective bargaining agreement.
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NBPA unanimously re-elects Roberts as director
How is NBA free agency shaking out? We’re tracking all the deals being made across the association.
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NBA free agency: Every new contract and extensions
“The fact that we go from jazz to reggae to salsa to R&B and some swing, that's what's fun about this – the diversity of the bands really engages the … August 15 – The Benjaminz (Old School Funk, Soul, R&B ); Uptown Business Association's WOW Market Night featuring local vendors; PNC's Mobile …
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PARENTS of students attending Corporate Area schools will get uniform deals tomorrow at the back-to-school fair being hosted by the Jamaica College Parent-Teachers Association on the grounds of Jamaica College tomorrow.
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Uniform deals at PTA fair tomorrow
LUCEA, Hanover — President-elect of the Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA), Norman Allen, has shed more light on the multimillion-dollar fraud case which was uncovered at the teachers’ union in early 2013.
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JTA still interested in fraud case, says Allen
