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Black River, ST ELIZABETH: Senior medical officer at the Black River Hospital, Dr. John McRae, says the Ministry of Health has put together a committee to probe an altercation which took place at the hospital between president of the Nurses...

Met Service gets equipment from Digicel
THE DIGICEL Foundation on Wednesday donated equipment worth J$5 million to the Meteorological Services, at a ceremony held at the Norman Manley International Airport Meteorological Station. The equipment, approved by the World Meteorological...

C&W reaches out to AIDS sufferers
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: MORE THAN 20 volunteers from the Cable & Wireless Foundation (the charitable arm of the telecommunications company) brightened the lives of the 34 residents of the Dare-to-Care Hospice in Spanish Town...

'Capital punishment for child murderers'
GOVERNMENT SENATOR Professor Trevor Munroe yesterday called for the hanging of all child murderers despite his personal hesitance to support capital punishment.

Big ganja find in Port of Kingston
COMPRESSED GANJA with a street value of more than $11 million was seized by the narcotics police during separate operations in Kingston between Wednesday and Thursday afternoon. Head of the Narcotics Division, Senior Superintendent Carlton Wilson...

Jamaica Federation of Women wants order back in the home
JAMAICA FEDERATION of Women (JFW) has, for 60 years, been among the loudest voices proclaiming, "Fix the home, fix our society, save our children." "Self-sufficiency in the home is pivotal to saving Jamaica's children," JFW chairman, Dr. Lucille...