AS THE country anticipates the grand celebrations of 50 years of Independence, Miguel Lorne, head of the Marcus Garvey People's National Party, says there is nothing much to celebrate as the absence of black consciousness...

THE TOWN of Mandeville is mourning the loss of one of their prized medical professionals, radiologist Dr Phillip Chamberlain, who was brutally murdered at his office...

Telecommunications giant Digicel is calling on the Government and the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) to implement the necessary structures so that mobile and landline customers are able to retain their existing number...

AFTER JUST five months in Jamaica, Blue Diamond Resorts, a subsidiary of Canada-based Sunwing Travel Group, is seeking to expand its presence in the Jamaican tourism market.Blue Diamond bought the 350-room Starfish Trelawny...

WESTERN BUREAU: THE MINISTRY of Health has disclosed that the midwifery profession in Jamaica and across the world needs improvement through stronger government policies, training of more midwives and provision of accurate medical data....

JAMAICANS ARE being urged to make better use of the Internet to transact business and increase productivity and efficiencies. Julian Robinson, the state minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, said the use of the Internet...

INDUSTRY, INVESTMENT and Commerce Minister Anthony Hylton says Jamaica should seek to maximise the export of its marquee products to China. "The strategic approach towards exporting to China should focus on high value added niche market products...

COUNCILLOR for the Lorrimers division in the Trelawny Parish Council, Paul Patmore, says some councillors have not been spending funds allotted in the budget in their divisions. Patmore was referencing a report...

A SENIOR crime fighter in Trelawny said there appears to be a tendency on the part of some older men in the parish to have sex with children under 16 years of age."I get the feeling these older men in this parish feel that just having a little sex...