No HIV/AIDS policies in schools
JAMAICAN SCHOOLS have no written policies to deal with students who are affected by or suffering from HIV/AIDS. Although data from the Ministry of Health shows that the number of reported paediatric and other HIV cases have increased each year, checks by

Viewing of Malcolm's body starts today

JAMAICANS WILL start viewing the body of national footballer, Stephen 'Shorty' Malcolm, today at Madden's Funeral Home, on Union Street in Montego Bay between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Malcolm died last Sunday when the car in which he was travelling with.

Women's bureau lobbies for household helpers
THE BUREAU of Women's Affairs is lobbying government for $115,000 to assist the Jamaica Household Workers Association (JHWA) increase the level of independence of the island's household helpers. The Bureau says it already has provided technical...

Improved health care coming for St Thomas
MORANT BAY, St. Thomas: PAULINE BRYAN, the new acting Public Health boss for St. Thomas, says she has conducted studies which should assist in improving health care for even the poorest people in the parish.