WESTERN BUREAU:THE COUNTRY'S newest carrier, FlyJamaica, is now sitting on the ramp at the Norman Manley International Airport, Kingston, after several months at the Fort...

THIRTY-SEVEN OF the 40 People's National Party (PNP) councillor candidates in the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) on Sunday signed on to a 'Performance and Governance Practice Pledge' as the party gears...

KAMPALA (AP):Four years ago, Frank Mugisha begged his colleagues to join him for his first demonstration in support of gay rights in Uganda...

A six-year-old Virginia girl is on her way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee after being crowned the 34th Prince William County Spelling Bee champion on Friday. Lori Anne Madison, of Woodbridge, Virginia, beat out 21 of the best spellers...

WESTERN BUREAU: EVELYN SMITH, president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), has said more taxation will make Jamaica uncompetitive in the tourism market and could push...

MEMBER OF Parliament for South West St Ann, Keith Walford, has appealed to residents in communities in the Dry Harbour Mountains of the parish to increase water-conservation efforts as the drought that started late last year continues....

THE INTER-AMERICAN Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Monday announced its new board, which include vice-chair Jamaican Tracy Robinson.Other members of the board of officers are José de Jesús Orozco Henríquez (Mexico) and Felipe González (Chile),...

EDUFOCAL, AN e-learning service provider, which was launched last Thursday, is expected to assist students who are preparing for the Grade Six Achievement Test and the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examinations.The programme aims to make the...

HELLO MI neighbour! I was truly moved by the anxiety and sincerity of the Kingston neighbour who wanted to help Ms Smith from St Mary after she made an appeal for a wheelchair and a television for her brain-damaged son through this column last...

Below is a statement from Don Wehby, GraceKennedy Group chief executive officer, regarding the company's support for the Fight for your Light campaign.The campaign is a Facebook initiative which provides a forum for persons to express their frustration...

BOG WALK, St Catherine: JAMAICA LABOUR Party (JLP) councillor candidate for the Bog Walk division, Peter Abrahams, has said stakeholder participation is integral to community development.In light of this, the Bog Walk native...

AS PART of its rebranding, The National Library of Jamaica is looking to boost its customer base especially outside Kingston.Executive director of the library, Winsome Hudson, said many of the users are from the Corporate Area, and this was the wrong...

In a recent address to stakeholders at the launch of the rainwater-harvesting programme spearheaded by the National Irrigation Commission, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Roger Clarke urged people to increase food production...

Marigold Harding, custos of St Andrew, has advised the public about the pitfalls of soliciting from a justice of the peace (JP) they are not familiar with."If you go to a random JP requesting them to sign something, they should not do this because they...

Tomorrow, the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT) will join the rest of the world in observing World Water Day. A walkathon will be held on Saturday at the Mona Reservoir to raise awareness...