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- A case of getting maternity leave before works startsThe circumstances that characterised an arrangement between a potential executive and the leadership of J Wray & Nephew Ltd are not things that you see and hear every day.
- Update those building codes, JDF urgesA call is being made for the synthesisation and updating of building codes across the Caribbean to ensure robust infrastructure that can withstand destruction in the advent of catastrophic natural disasters.
- Respect court's ruling on gays matter — Cayman juristMONTEGO BAY, St James — Chief justice of the Cayman Islands Anthony Smellie says Jamaicans must accept the outcome of the matter being contested in the court by the lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) group, Montego Bay Pride, and the city's Mayor Homer Davis and the St James Municipal Corporation, over the use of […]
- Natural disasters: The new normal?CALLS are being renewed for more decisive and strategic actions to be implemented to mitigate the onslaught of climate change in the region and establish resilience against natural disasters, which are being touted as the new normal.
- Mines, geology division to host breast cancer sessionTHE Mines and Geology Division of the Ministry of Transport and Mining is set to host a lunch-hour session in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.The division says it recognises the importance of sensitising staff and other key stakeholders to the seriousness of breast cancer and how it affects women and by extension our families.
- Sunday Brew — October 20, 2019That RJR broadcasting talent Dadrian Gordon When Dorraine Samuels shockingly departed the media scene earlier this year, Jamaica was left with a huge void to fill, as Dorraine's voice would resonate across the landscape with a force that was unmatched by any woman on the airwaves.
- Women driving the spirit!Jean-Philippe Beyer is not in the least perturbed by a sex imbalance in the top brass of spirits conglomerate, J Wray & Nephew Ltd.For the managing director of the Campari Group affiliate, the fact that eight of 11 members of the company's senior management team are women makes it even more satisfying to savour the […]
- SOARING WITH SOLARJamaica's quest to achieve 50 per cent of its electricity from renewables by 2030 is set to get a US$60-million boost with the setting up of the first utility-scale floating solar plant in the Caribbean.
- Jamaicans urged to renew national voter ID cardsThe Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is embarking on a national voter identification (ID) card renewal exercise which will encompass all 14 parishes across the island.“We are encouraging all registered voters with ID cards issued 2015 and earlier to visit any EOJ constituency office or voter ID card renewal centre,” said the Director of Elections […]
- Don't move so fast on ReidFormer school board chairman, Rev Roy Wickham, has cautioned old boys of Jamaica College who want to see embattled Principal Ruel Reid sacked to proceed with caution as there are delicate procedures to be followed and according to him, the process of separation might not be that easy.
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- After Trump abandoned the Kurds, Putin may be the only one who can prevent things from getting worse October 20, 2019As US President Donald Trump hailed the agreement his administration negotiated with the Turks for northern Syria as "a great day for civilization," the Turks quickly dumped cold water over the White House's euphoria, refusing to even call the deal a ceasefire.
- Largest US troop withdrawal from Syria underway October 20, 2019
- SE Cupp: Don't be surprised if this is what undoes Trump October 19, 2019SE Cupp says President Donald Trump's Syria policy is one of the only issues that has prompted swift criticism from the Republican party, and argues it may be the one issue that could put his presidency in danger.
- Defense chief: Some US troops leaving Syria for Iraq October 20, 2019US Defense Secretary Mark Esper landed in Afghanistan Sunday on an unannounced stop, marking his first visit in this role to service members stationed in the region.
- Petraeus: Syria decision is ethnic displacement of the Kurds October 20, 2019During an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, former CIA Director David Petraeus states that the decision to pull US troops out of Syria would entail an ethnic displacement of the Kurds, and potentially develop into ethnic cleansing.
- A letter to Kurdish soldiers from a US military wife October 18, 2019Dear Kurdish soldiers,
- McConnell slams Trump administration for Syria withdrawal October 19, 2019Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday strongly condemned the Trump administration's decision to withdraw US troops from northern Syria, calling it a "grave strategic mistake" in a blistering op-ed.
- Mulvaney faced ouster threat before impeachment crisis October 20, 2019Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney faced internal efforts to oust him before House Democrats moved ahead with their impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, multiple sources tell CNN.
- Mulvaney: Trump and I never discussed my resignation after my press conference October 20, 2019Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney says he and President Donald Trump never discussed his potential resignation following a defiant press conference last week in which the aide admitted a quid pro quo between the US and Ukraine.
- Mulvaney denies quid pro quo, blames 'press language' October 20, 2019CNN's Brian Stelter says that regular news cycles are being replaced by "shock cycles" as President Donald Trump and his administration are on defense against the impeachment inquiry.
