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Alexander Bustamante

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Name: Alexander Bustamante

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

2013 Labour Day Message from the Leader of the Opposition Andrew Holness, MP

Labour is the most important factor in production. It is the embodiment of the creativity, energy, enterprise and industry of the people.It is the human spirit and endeavour physically manifested in the wealth, goods and services produced for the enjoyment ... [Published Government of Jamaica - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Jamaica, Andrew Holness, Workers, St. William Grant

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

Mikhail Gorbachev

Do our prime ministers think about leaving a legacy?

I REGULARLY ask the following question of my incoming Master in Business Administration (MBA) degree class. How do you wish to be eulogised? The answers, in almost every case, paint a picture of a life of exemplary character and outstanding accomplishments. ... [Published Jamaica Observer - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Mikhail Gorbachev, Jamaica, Soviet Union

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

EDITORIAL - BITU at 75: the relevance of trade unions

Mr Gayle will, no doubt, argue that such an observation is a misreading of events; that what we perceive is not a lack of effort and/or engagement on the part of the BITU, but the reality of the environment in which Jamaica's trade unions exist.He would ... [Published Jamaica Gleaner - May 15 2013]

Entities: Trade Union, Jamaica, Alexander Bustamante

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Dr Joyce Robinson, a true human treasure

There are treasures of the human spirit, treasures that we dare not, as a nation, ignore, or do so only at our collective peril. Dr Joyce Lilieth Robinson, who passed away on Sunday, was superlatively one of those human treasures whose life was devoted ... [Published Jamaica Observer - May 14 2013]

Entities: Jamaica, Edward Seaga, Michael Manley

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

'We will not flinch'

BITU head asserts commitment to workers’ rightsBalford HenryPRESIDENT of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) Senator Kavan Gayle has cautioned Government that while the union is committed to the improvement of the economy, it will not flinch ... [Published Jamaica Observer - May 14 2013]

Entities: Alexander Bustamante, Jamaica, Workers, Hugh Lawson

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

'We need a turnaround'

BITU pres rallies for pursuit of economic growthTHE Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) launched its 75th anniversary celebrations on Tuesday, with a call from President General Senator Kavan Gayle for a turnaround towards growth in the economy.Speaking ... [Published Jamaica Observer - May 09 2013]

Entities: Alexander Bustamante, Kingston (Jamaica), Hugh Lawson, Workers

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

The case for a coalition gov't

Dear Editor,I read with great interest the article by David Mullings in the May 5th issue of the Sunday Observer — "A Grand Coalition for Jamaica" — and in support of his well considered and important article, offer my own comments.Impartial observers ... [Published Jamaica Observer - May 07 2013]

Entities: Coalition, Jamaica, Kingston (Jamaica), Alexander Bustamante

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 1 reports

10 things you didn't know about Sophia MaxBrown

In 1987, friends persuaded her to enter the Miss Jamaica World Pageant, and even though she was one of the favourites and a finalist, many thought she was unfairly treated because of her unfamiliarity with Patois.Today, she is still a striking beauty, ... [Published Jamaica Gleaner - May 05 2013]

Entities: Sophia SA, Miss Jamaica World, Alexander Bustamante, Roberts High School, Norman Manley

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

The people vs Portia

TODAY was Portia Day. The Most Honourable Portia Lucretia Simpson Miller made her address to Parliament in her second Budget presentation since getting her own mandate from the people of Jamaica on December 29, 2011. Last time round, there was a general ... [Published Jamaica Observer - May 02 2013]

Entities: Portia Simpson-Miller, People's National Party (JM), Jamaica, Colin Powell

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Elde-mired in controversy

The issue of the proposed renaming of the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) after former Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) politician Herbert Eldemire has become an embarrassment to the Government, the Montegonians and the Eldemire family. Occupying the position ... [Published Jamaica Gleaner - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: William Grant, Jamaica, Alexander Bustamante, Norman Manley

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

FLAGGING PRIDE - Busta would be ashamed

National Hero Alexander Bustamante must be turning in his grave as this shredded stub of the Jamaican flag was seen on a flag pole of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union headquarters on Duke Street, Kingston.And to think how we cussed Germany's Saturn ... [Published Jamaica Gleaner - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Bustamante Industrial Trade Union, Kingston (Jamaica), Alexander Bustamante, NORMAN GRINDLEY

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Holness says Opposition working

OPPOSITION Leader Andrew Holness says that the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has been very effective in fulfilling its role of oversight in Parliament."There is scarcely anything that has happened that the Opposition has not commented on, brought to the ... [Published Jamaica Observer - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Andrew Holness, Alexander Bustamante, Jamaica Labour Party, University of the West Indies