RADA helps ginger farmers fight Rhizome Rot
MAY PEN: CARLTON WILLIAMS, Zonal Plant Protection Officer at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is promoting the use of crop rotation and several preventative measures to help reduce the incidence of Rhizome Rot disease...

Doctor's Cave beach gets facelift
WESTERN BUREAU: MONTEGO BAY'S popular Doctor's Cave Beach has been renovated at a cost of $40 million and now boasts new facilities.

'Relay for Life' set for next weekend
RELAY FOR Life, an overnight team event aimed at increasing awareness, celebrating survivorship and raising funds for the Jamaica Cancer Society, is set to take place on Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8 at the Barbican Football Field, East Kings House.

Independent observer welcomes clarity for Kraal autopsy
BRITISH PATHOLOGIST, Professor Derrick Pounder, says the government's decision to allow an independent observer at the autopsy of the four persons killed in the controversial Kraal, Clarendon shooting, is an important step in ensuring transparency.

'Good theatre is not dying'
CHAIRMAN OF the Ward Theatre Foundation, Wycliffe Bennett, took centrestage last Wednesday as he answered questions online at Go-Jamaica at the Gleaner Company.

Feeling the pinch? Survive with these belt-tightening tips
EVERYONE'S FEELING the economic pinch these days with rising prices, a bad-news budget and the daily fluctuations of the Jamaican currency.

27 WAYS to save money
Shop at a plaza near you and save on gas and time as most have banks, ATMs, supermarkets and bill paying facilities.

A 'Window' on fashion
SOUTH AFRICAN couture met the very best of Jamaican fashion design at the International Mecca of Style show on Sunday night at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston.