Cops probe extortion in schools - Students threaten teachers, peers for protection money
Extortion within schools is the latest trend that has caught the attention of the police, who are reporting that the crime is being replicated in institutions located within communities where it is prevalent.
US Embassy boosts Red Cross AIDS campaign
Efforts by the Jamaica Red Cross to reduce the stigma and increase education on HIV/AIDS in Jamaica, received a boost yesterday, with the donation of US$30,000 (J$1,962,000) from the United States Embassy.
Science hidden under microscope
The perennial problem for scientists worldwide ... without science there is no modern society, yet people still take its existence for granted. Jamaica is no different believes Professor Ishenkumba Kahwa, one of the country's most senior scientists...
Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) launches solar mascot
In an effort to persuade more Jamaicans to shift to solar power, the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) is to unveil a new mascot, 'Solar Man'. With a solar panel-shaped body, albeit slightly resembling a mattress, the PCJ hopes that Solar Man...
Get sober, not senseless
We seem to live by the creed 'flogging a dead horse'. When we are presented with an issue, usually via the media or some obscure source, the rate at which we weigh-in, often in the absence of additional information by which to determine...
Government of Jamaica moves to shore up borders
WITH 130 days to go before the opening ceremony of the Interna-tional Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup in the region, Jamaica is moving to ensure its borders are not penetrated by undesirables, while at the same time allowing visitors...
Staffers protest Bellevue waste plans
Staff members of the Bellevue Hospital in Kingston, and some residents of Manley Meadows, are concerned that the Ministry of Health has plans to build a medical waste management plant at the facility, noting that there was no guarantee...
Customs Act debate suspended
Debate on a bill to amend the Customs Act was suspended in Parliament yesterday after Opposition members raised objections to a particular provision in the proposed law. The bill seeks to amend the Customs Act...
Santa Cruz police, businesses join forces to fight crime
Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth: Following a spate of robberies and break-ins in Santa Cruz over the past two weeks, the police and the business community have come together in partnership to deal with the upsurge of crime.
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