ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — An increase in seismic activities at the submarine volcano Kick ‘em Jenny yesterday morning has prompted the National Emergency Council to meet with a team from the University of the West Indies (UWI) seismic unit in Trinidad and Tobago.
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An agreement between the Government and the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) on a $4,000 per month pay increase over 2015/2016 is expected by the end of next week.
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Public sector agreement likely by next weekend
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OPPOSITION Member of Parliament Pearnel Charles yesterday severely criticised Government’s $4.9-billion deal with Israeli non-revenue water experts, Miya, questioning whether enough effort had been put into utilising the expertise available locally.
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Opposition raps $4.9 billion deal to plug NWC leaks
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MORE than 80 per cent or $187 million owed to the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) by the Government is three months overdue, it was revealed at Wednesday’s sitting of the Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) of the House of Representative.
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Gov’t ministries, departments heavily indebted to UDC
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THE 20th International Meeting of BirdsCaribbean opens in Kingston tomorrow at the Knutsford Court Hotel, with a focus on Jamaican birds and their importance to the economy, tourism, agriculture and national heritage.
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BirdsCaribbean int’l conference for Kingston tomorrow
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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
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A Kingston man who reportedly beat his five-year-old daughter with a broom and broke her arm because she could not spell the words “mother” and “father” was denied bail when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident’s Magistrate’s Court.
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Man accused of breaking daughter’s arm denied bail
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?THE Hanover farmer who tried to leave the island for Cuba using a missing female passport was slapped with a $300,000-fine when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court this week.
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Man fined $3000,00 for using woman’s passport
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FALMOUTH, Trelawny — The absence of a fire boat in this parish has been forcibly brought into focus following a fire which broke out onboard the cruise vessel Freedom of the Seas which called at the Falmouth Port on Wednesday.
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‘You can’t have a pier without a fire boat’
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GOVERNMENT has moved to establish a new regulatory authority, which will perform testing and other functions now done by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ).
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New regulatory body coming to test for standards
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TOURISM and Entertainment Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill says the sector is poised for major investments which will provide jobs and economic growth for the country.
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Tourism poised for investment boom — McNeill
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THE drafting of new regulation governing funeral homes and services is way advanced and will be discussed with stakeholders during consultations as soon as they are ready, said Health Minister Fenton Ferguson.
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FRIENDS of Vaughn Moore, the soldier who was gunned down in the volatile community of Central Village earlier this year, are moving to launch a foundation to honour the life and work of the man who gave more than 15 years of service to his country.
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Exchange guns for education
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PAULA Llewellyn wasn’t in Jamaica when the justice ministry announced last Thursday that the daily stipend for jurors had been increased from $500 to $2,000. However, she told Rotarians at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Saturday night that when she read the report online, she breathed a sigh of relief.
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DPP welcomes juror allowance increase
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