THIS DAY IN OUR PAST

The following events took place on March 21 in the years identified:

1952:

Support f or the St Elizabeth Parochial Board, acting as the Local Board of Health for the parish in its stand over the reported outbreak of chickenpox at Munro College, comes from Donald Sangster, minister for social welfare. Sangster, who is also chairman of the parish board, sends a telegram to The Gleaner in which he says that the Board “has taken and will take steps to carry out the provisions of the Health Law and will not tolerate flouting of its authority to the possible detriment of the health of the community.” 1974:

The House of Representatives at its sitting approves the increase of the Treasury Bills limit from J$50 million to J$70 million. Moving the motion seeking approval, David Coore, deputy prime minister and minister of finance says, the present limit of $50 million was established by the House in December 1971. At the end of Januar y 1974 the amount of Treasur y Bills outstanding was J$49.5 million, and so it is necessary to increase the ceiling. Coore says the proceeds of Treasury Bills are used primarily to meet the fluctuations in cash flows during the financial year.

1993:

Opposition Leader Edward Seaga outlines the party’s major proposals and how they will be implemented should the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) be elected to office after March 30, 1993. Speaking at a press conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, Seaga, in what he describes as the People’s Agenda, says that the proposals are based on the needs of the people and include a number of the projects that the JLP will propose to put into action after the March 30 election.

– GLEANER ARCHIVES