Jamaican cops finding life better in the Cayman Islands
By Kimone Thompson, Features editor, Jamaica Observer THE Cayman Islands is apparently lapping up former members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), who ostensibly go there in search of better wages and conditions of work. Human resource officer at the…
China Harbour named in more scandal
Awarding of JDIP to CHEC is cause of concern to all Jamaicans says OCG in the following release from their Office. CHEC is the company that Cayman Islands premier, Hon. McKeeva Bush, is almost hell bent on employing to build…
Gleaner Editorial and Wrong on Wong article in relation to OCG concerns
Gleaner Editorial – Jdip And The Drunken Sailors Published: Wednesday | October 10, 2012 When the auditor general, Pamela Monroe-Ellis, issued a report on the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP), we concluded that it was being run like drunken sailors…
Jamaican Lititz farmers battle odds to Beat Army Worm infestation
Mark Titus, The Gleaner Farmers in Lititz, St Elizabeth, are bemoaning the lack of support from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and its affiliate, the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), as they wage a relentless battle against a myriad…
World T20 cricket: West Indies beat Sri Lanka in final
ICC World Twenty20 final, Colombo (RPS) West Indies 137-6 beat Sri Lanka 101 all out (18.4 overs) by 36 runs A Marlon Samuels-inspired West Indies recovered from an awful start to beat Sri Lanka and win the World Twenty20. The…
‘Hormonal’ music gets a bad rap in Jamaica
By Jacqueline Charles, The Miami Herald KINGSTON—Men in tight jeans bounce up and down to the thumping beat, moving suggestively against scantily clad girls in neon-coloured bikini tops and supershort shorts twisting their bodies to the catchy lyrics. As the…
UK Voice: Birmingham Opera Singer Brings Jamaican Flavour
From Jamaican Gleaner Her voice is as beautiful as it is versatile. And anyone who is yet to hear Abigail Kelly sing can treat themselves to her autumn gala concert at Birmingham Cathedral in her home city. The popular soprano…
Keynote speech by Christie highlights corruption in Jamaica
From Office of The Contractor General Of Jamaica Keynote Speaker Presentation By Greg Christie Contractor General of Jamaica At Chairman’s Club Forum, Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ), The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, St. Andrew, Jamaica. 7:45 am, Tuesday, September 25,…
National Contracts Commission Public Notice – NCC Contractor Registration
Kingston; September 21, 2012 – The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) has been requested by the Chairman of the National Contracts Commission (NCC), Mr. Raymond McIntyre, to use its good offices to issue the following NCC notice, via an…
China Harbour $250,000 gift to Jamaica football
China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), international marine engineering and infrastructure construction firm, has donated US$250,000 to Jamaica’s National Premier Football League, underlining its support for local cultural organisations. Tuesday’s award was made by Mr Tang Zhongdong, CHEC regional and country…
