One of the attorneys for former Junior Minister Kern Spencer has charged that there are "inconsistent positions" in the ruling handed down by the Judicial Review Court last week that blocked their attempt to have Director...

THE GOVERNMENT has apologised to the estimated hundreds of thousands of people affected by the Riverton landfill fire in February which triggered respiratory health problems among many and resulted in the closure of schools and businesses in areas close...

With the reality that increasingly younger children are beginning to experiment with substances, the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) is seeking to implement a drug-awareness programme at the early-childhood...

Following a Gleaner article about 35-year-old Andrea Shakes, who was badly burnt by an acidic substance in a random attack, scores of persons have voiced their outrage and many have offered assistance."I am heartened and grateful to know that there...

A policeman who shot and injured a civilian at a dance has been sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment.Resident Magistrate (RM) Sheron Barnes convicted 28-year-old Constable Everett Rodney of the offence.Rodney said he acted...

James Pencille (left), president of the Spring Village Farmers' Association, accepts his receipt book from Cardia Duhaney, acting parish manager for St Catherine, Jamaica Agricultural Society, as other farmers wait their turn to purchase books during an...

OCHO RIOS, St Ann:WORK IS to resume later this month on the Fern Gully in St Ann after a stoppage, since January, to iron out issues relating to payment to contractors and subcontractors working on the $500-million road-repair project...

WESTERN BUREAU:THE JAMAICA Citrus Growers Association is stepping up its fight against the dreaded citrus greening disease, which is threatening to wipe out the island's lucrative industry.According to Bernard Goff,...

JAMAICA's historical landscape is littered with dates which have shaped the terrain as well as the future of the country's diverse inhabitants.These events range from catastrophic to euphoric with no shortage of recollection whenever the various...

IN MAY 2002, world leaders, including then Prime Minister P.J.Patterson, attended the historic United Nations General Assembly's Special Session on Children and passed a resolution titled 'A World Fit For Children'.

The former Heart Hotel in Runaway Bay, St Ann was officially rebranded Cardiff Hotel and Spa at a soft opening at the property last week Friday night.The new entity is to...

PORT ANTONIO, Portland:It was joy and celebration at Titchfield High School in Portland on Monday as students, teachers and other employees, praised members of the School's Challenge Quiz...