Western Bureau: WHILE Cuba is prepared for the significant climate change that is set to adversely impact the Caribbean, other countries in the region are said to be lagging behind in their preparation efforts....

WESTERN BUREAU: United States ambassador to Jamaica, Pamela Bridgewater, is urging the island's stakeholders to tap into this lucrative and culturally rich heritage tourism market."It's a market that's untapped...

Assistant Commissioner of Police Les Green says the investigation into damning allegations made against Energy Minister James Robertson is gaining traction.Green pointed to the recent arrest of Kayon Campbell, popularly known as 'Treasure'...

Jermaine FrancisGleaner WriterMOCHO, Clarendon:RESIDENTS OF Mocho and Chapelton want the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to immediately repair dysfunctional street lights in their communities."The lights are not working, and the ones that do work...

MALVERN, St Elizabeth: The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) records and documentation system, as well as sports records systems, at Munro College in St Elizabeth, suffered a serious blow yesterday morning after the building which housed the staffroom...

SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine:The old capital is expected to get a facelift for the Yuletide season, as the St Catherine Parish Council and the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) embark on a massive clean-up drive tomorrow.Speaking on...

New transportation arrangements for public-passenger vehicles operating in downtown Kingston are to take effect come mid-January, 2011. The arrangements, which form part of the Government's redevelopment programme for downtown Kingston...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester:Several health workers were on Tuesday recognised by the Southern Regional Health Authority for their long and dedicated service to the health sector.Chief executive officer (CEO) of the Mandeville Regional Hospital, Alwyn Miller,...

The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) has called for sweeping changes to electoral laws to expand its powers. In a report which was tabled Tuesday in the House of Representatives, the commission proposed that...

An off-duty policeman came to the rescue of a boy, who appeared to be no more than eight years old.The child was observed being punished by his mother Wednesday afternoon on Sutton Street in downtown Kingston.

WESTERN BUREAU: Rohan Williams, a garage owner in Montego Bay, will be sentenced on January 31 for having a fake driver's licence.The decision was made by Resident Magistrate Sandra Wong-Small when Williams appeared...