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Published:Saturday | March 1, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Doctor, I am a girl of 17, living in the country. I do not know much about boys because my mother has always urged me to 'steer clear' of them! I think she is afraid I will get pregnant, or something. But last month, my school friends and I went on an organised trip to the Corporate Area. It was enjoyable, and we learned many things.

Published:Saturday | March 1, 2014 | 12:00 AM

The 18-hole championship-ready Half Moon Golf and Country Club is a jewel among many in Montego Bay and will take centrestage once more when it commemorates its 50th anniversary with a charity golf tournament today.

Published:Saturday | March 1, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Selfless, with a deep-rooted passion for helping others, is perhaps the best way to describe Wellesley Gayle. He is a man on a mission to make a positive contribution to the lives of everyone he comes across.

Published:Saturday | March 1, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Stakeholders in the town of Lucea are complaining about what they say is resulting in the underutilisation of the Lucea Fish Market because of wayward vendors who continue to scale and gut fish at the entrance to the Cleveland Stanhope Market's parking lot.

Published:Saturday | March 1, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Stakeholders in Negril have expressed satisfaction with the recent announcement by Minister of Tourism Wykeham McNeill of steps to regularise jet ski operations across the island. They have, however, again warned that without the accompanying enforcement officers, efforts could be futile.

Published:Saturday | March 1, 2014 | 12:00 AM

This gentleman appears deep in thought as he looks at a display at the Montego Bay Orchid Society's 23rd Annual Show and Sale, which was held at the Bellefield Great House and Gardens last week Saturday.Manager of Tropical Gardens, Maria Bullock (second...

Published:Saturday | March 1, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Head of the Westmoreland Fire Department, Morine Thompson, has questioned the disappearance of a fire hydrant along Seaton Street in Savanna-la-Mar, saying that it went missing during works sanctioned by a councillor from the Westmoreland Parish Council.

Published:Saturday | March 1, 2014 | 12:00 AM

The city of Montego Bay will have its own dedicated road race as telecommunications firm Flow has partnered with the four western-based tertiary institutions to launch the first MoBay City Run on May 18.

Published:Saturday | March 1, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Twelve competitors from the Red Dragon Taekwondo Centre copped medals at the recent Jamaica Superstars Invitational Martial Arts Open at the University of Technology (UTech) last Saturday.

Published:Saturday | March 1, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Cocoa Industry Board-owned lands located in Lucea have been offered for divestment by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) after more than two decades of inoperation, but at least one major stakeholder is still disappointed that the move has come after so many years.

Published:Friday | February 28, 2014 | 5:27 PM

The National Workers’ Union is insisting there will be disruption in the petroleum sector should a dispute over haulage rates not be implemented by Monday.

Published:Friday | February 28, 2014 | 4:46 PM

The Governor General Sir Patrick Allen, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and the Opposition Leader Andrew Holness have issued a joint statement, calling for Jamaicans to take back the country from crime.

Published:Friday | February 28, 2014 | 4:40 PM

The system will enable inspectors carrying out routine checks, to immediately access numerous databases that provide information on traffic offences, traffic tickets, currency of road licences and ...

Published:Friday | February 28, 2014 | 4:19 PM

Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Dr Delisle Worrell , is urging Caribbean countries with fixed currencies, not to entertain the thought of any devaluation as a means of restoring stability ..

Published:Friday | February 28, 2014 | 4:19 PM

Calorie counts will appear in larger, bolder type, and consumers will know for the first time whether foods have added sugars.

Published:Friday | February 28, 2014 | 3:21 PM

NEPA has refused to grant permission for the construction of a funeral home at Lancewood, St Elizabeth

Published:Friday | February 28, 2014 | 3:12 PM

The police are offering a $100,000 reward to anyone with information leading to the arrest of three men wanted by the St Catherine North police.

Published:Friday | February 28, 2014 | 1:13 PM

Government Senator Sophia Frazer-Binns wants efforts to be intensified to protect the creative industries, in particular the issue of piracy.

Published:Friday | February 28, 2014 | 12:46 PM

The National Works Agency says it will be embarking on major rehabilitation works along the 2.6 kilometres length of roadway between the Bayside Roundabout and Waterford in Portmore, St Catherine.

Published:Friday | February 28, 2014 | 12:28 PM

Sri Lanka defeated India by two wickets to record their second win in the Asia Cup in Bangladesh today.

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