Jamaica is no stranger to droughts, which seem to affect the country in varying degrees every year. In light of our current crisis, we decided to look back through the years and collect some Gleaner stories highlighting how droughts have…
The latest figures from the bauxite-alumina industry reveal that in June Crude Bauxite production was up 10% to 426 thousand tons compared to 387 thousand tons 12-months ago June 2013. However, production of Alumina was down by 5% to 142…
Fast And Furious: Dudus Caught At High Speed, Court Told. A police sergeant yesterday testified that minutes before the 2010 capture of then fugitive Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, the Reverend Merrick ‘Al’ Miller led police on a high-speed chase in St Catherine…
The National Water Commission (NWC) recently reported that levels at the two main catchment facilities in the Corporate Area had dwindled to about one month’s supply. Due to the severity of the drought currently affecting the island, the NWC issued…
‘Draconian Law’ – Shaw Seethes As Tax Bill Threatens Seizure Of Debtors’ Property. Personal, intellectual and real properties such as financial instruments, music catalogues and land, as well as other kinds of intangibles owned by tax debtors, could be quickly transferred…
Untapped Potential – Jamaica Has Adequate Water But Lacks Proper Systems, Says Expert. Jamaica has adequate resources to consistently meet its water demand; however, the lack of a comprehensive plan and implementation structure have caused the country to be facing serious…
Former CCJ Employee Says Ja Should Be Cautious With Court. Dr Leighton Jackson, the dismissed acting registrar of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), is warning Jamaica against rushing into joining the court in its appellate jurisdiction, as he believes the…
Jamaica is currently caught in the grips of a severe drought, said to be caused by the effects of climate change, coupled with the El Niño phenomenon that occurs when a vast pool of water in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean…
During the month of June 2014 there was an extremely low movement in the Consumer Price Index. The inflation rate for June was 0.1%, this is in comparison to May’s Consumer Price Index of 215.7. June 2014 ‘All Divisions’ Consumer…
JFJ Crumbles – Osborne Latest To Resign Amid Sex-Ed Controversy. The leadership of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) continued to collapse, yesterday as the human- rights lobby’s Executive Director Kay Osborne resigned with immediate effect after less than five months into the…
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