THIS WEEKS NEWS SUMMARY
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CARIBBEAN COURT GOES AHEAD DESPITE OBJECTIONS – 02/07/04
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Bill was passed despite objections from the Opposition Labour Party who staged a walk out of Senate. The controversial CCJ has been passed despite the Opposition walk out and after six long hour debate. The walkout occurred when Government Senator Delano Franklyn, questioned the rationale of the participation of a constitutional lawyer, on the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC)…
WORK PERMITS COST RISE
The cost of working in Jamaica will increase effective August 1, 2004. Foreign nationals wishing to work in Jamaica will now have to find between J$10,000 and J$40,000 for a one month to a year stay respectively. Work permit fees were first introduced in 1973 and discontinued in 1978. A non-refundable fee of J$1,000 will be applicable to all persons applying for a permit…
FROM A LIFE OF CRIME TO ACADEMICS–01/07/04
A young man who nine months ago knew only gun slinging, is now a reformed academic. Despite having a strong family support, Andre Annakie fought is way back from the edge of despair to the doors of Operation Restoration Christian School in Trench Town, south St. Andrew, searching for meaning to his wretched existence. He was unable to read or write and was frustrated, but tired of gun slinging, so he went in search of a new life and found the answers in books. He wanted to share his newfound life, so he wrote a letter to the Gleaner so thousands could share in his joy of find Christ and a new life…
HIGHGATE ST. MARY DEVELOPING RAPIDLY
Highgate St. Mary located some 1,200 feet above sea level is a town fast developing with prime businesses like internationally famous Highgate Chocolate, Numerous privately owned enterprises have made the town home, becoming significant contributors to its development. Highgate a historical town that houses two top-rated high schools and a primary and Junior High School.
SEAGA TO RESIGN AS HEAD OF JLP – 30/06/04
Party Leader Edward Seaga has hinted at relinquishing his 30-year hold on the leadership of the Jamaica Labour Party. Mr. Seaga has resigned as head of the JLP amidst the frequent calls for his resignation and the internal struggles within the party for his successor. Several of the members of the Opposition JLP was hearing the news for the first time in the sitting of the House of Representatives on Thursday…
CHURCH SERVICE TURNS BLOODY
A 56-year-old woman was shot and killed during a Sunday night service at the True Faith Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ in Papine, St. Andrew. Amidst shouts of praise a lone gunman entered the makeshift church building and pumped three bullets into the woman. The pastor has not been seen since and building has been abandoned…
DRUG WORLD THREATENS GOV’T MINISTERS – 29/06/04
Amidst the recent crackdown on drug lords in the island, government ministers and high profile members of society has been threatened. This was confirmed, as the police high command is moving to investigate intelligence that cabinet ministers and others have been threatened with death. The reports of death threats, as well as possible protest action, have emanated from police intelligence reports and come in the wake of the continuing crackdown on alleged drug kingpins.
MINISTER OF HEALTH SAYS HIV/AIDS STATS NO COVERED UP
The Minister of Health John Junior had denied allegations that the statistics of the island’s HIV/AIDS statistics is been covered up in a bid to protect the economy. The Health minister said that he did not understand why President Jagdeo of Guyana would say that Jamaica was covering up HIV/AIDS statistics, but he (Jagdeo) must be suffering from a common diseased suffered by politician ‘foot and mouth disease’. The minister was responding to questions from the press…
UNITED STATES EMBASSY GETS APPROVAL FOR NEW SITE – 28/06/04
The US embassy has been given the go-ahead to build its new embassy on Bamboo Avenue in Liguanea St. Andrew. The KSAC has granted approval for preliminary work to begin on the planned construction of the US$53 million embassy complex at the start of June…
EDUCATION MINISTER CALLS ATTACK ON ILLETERACY
Education Minister Maxine Henry Wilson has called for society to work together to combat illiteracy of pupils leaving school and cannot read. She was addressing a group of people comprised of principals and board chairmen of Region six. She told them that children going to school from grade one and leaving without being able to read was deplorable. “There is no plausible explanation for illiteracy,” she noted…
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SPORTS
———————————————————————BOLT OF LIGHTENING FOR OLYMPICS – 01/07/04
Lightening USAIN Bolt has been selected for the Jamaican Olympic team. The 17-year-old sprinter is nursing knee injury since running the 400-metre leg of the relay at the Penn Relays. Because of the injury, he has been pulled out of National Junior Championships, the National Senior Champion-ships, and golden league and grand prix meetings in Europe…
LARA MUST WIN AT LORDS
Despite the apparent lack of performance by the English team, Lara is careful not to be too overconfident going into their third match against England on Thursday. Even with public condemnation against the England team, Lara will go in cautiously as he explained that ‘it only takes one moment of individual brilliance to spark a turnaround’…
HUE, HARVEY ON TARGET IN T&T’S PFL
CMC Saturday, June 26, 2004
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)
Jamaicans Jermaine Hue and Chris Harvey and Guyanese Randy Jerome were among the scorers in the latest round of Trinidad and Tobago’s Professional Football League (PFL) matches this week. The prolific Jerome struck Starworld Strikers’ goal in a 1-1 draw against Defence Force in the mid-week schedule, while Hue and Harvey were on target for former champions W-Connection, as they shot past Tobago United 3-1. At the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, home team Tobago slumped to defeat against W-Connection, as Harvey and Hue, two of five Jamaicans on the W-Connection roster, netted in each half to give the two-time champions victory. Harvey opened the scoring in the 10th minute and Kendal Davis made it 2-0 on 25 minutes. Garth Woodley pulled a goal back for bottom-of-the-table Tobago 20 minutes into the second half, but Hue made the game safe with an 80th minute strike. Robert Scarlett, Oneil Thompson, and Lovell Palmer are the other Jamaicans signed up with W-Connection.
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