Thwaites to provide update on GSAT results today Education Minister Ronald Thwaites is expected to update the nation today on the outcome of the 2013 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT).Thwaites told The Gleaner that today’s press briefing would shed light on the…
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Several issues coming from Spaldings Market probe – OCG THE OFFICE of the Contractor General is reporting that the intensive probe into State Minister Richard Azan’s involvement in the Spaldings Market debacle has “mushroomed into several issues of governance,…
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Irrigation commission loses $1B worth of water THE NATIONAL Irrigation Commission (NIC) has recorded $1.2 billion in losses of the precious commodity, representing 28 per cent of the water produced over the six-year period April 2006 to March 2012.In a performance audit of the NIC, the Auditor… →
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News on benefits coming for ATL pension scheme members A senior executive at the ATL Group has indicated that members of its pension scheme can expect an announcement soon about the benefits allocated to their accounts from the 2008 surplus distribution.This was part of the evidence given by David →
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Brown tells Clarendon council to park red herring With yet another controversy deepening in the Clarendon Parish Council, this time over the legality of a contract that established parking spaces under the previous administration, in 2009, The Gleaner has obtained…
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Western Jamaica importer facing Customs probe The Customs Department has launched a probe into allegations that a major importer, operating out of western Jamaica, breached the Customs Act after failing to pay just under $1 billion in duties on meat and other… Click here to read →
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Veronica declared – Embattled athlete made note of product she used ahead of test The Gleaner understands that Jamaican sprinting star Veronica Campbell-Brown had in fact declared using a product ahead of her positive drug test – a development, which could have a major impact on the outcome of the situation facing the 31-year-old…. →
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