Published:Wednesday | August 17, 2016 | 12:00 AMErica Virtue
People's National Party (PNP) vice-president Dr Fenton Ferguson is offering to mentor some young Comrades with ambition to go far in politics, as he is worried that too many are "full of chat, with no political bite".Ferguson, who has won the...
Published:Wednesday | August 17, 2016 | 12:00 AMErica Virtue
People's National Party (PNP) vice-president Angela Brown Burke has described as rubbish suggestions that the political power in her hands, the reach of her husband Paul, the party's general secretary, and strong following of Phillip Paulwell, the...
The incorporation of climate-change resilience as a critical component of all projects funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) was highlighted last Monday during the opening session of the two-day workshop 'Coral Lifeline Exploring...
At the corner of Farragut and 23rd Street in Brooklyn, New York, stands a pristine white multi-storey building that immediately catches the eyes. On entering, you are greeted by a lifelike golden angel perched on a vestibule wall.Therein is the...
Two current students of Wolmer's Boys' School and one incoming student have been awarded inaugural scholarships totalling $120,000.00 by the AQuA Foundation, whose executive director is Nigel Pennycooke, a past student of the school.The boys are...
Published:Friday | August 19, 2016 | 12:00 AMClaudia Gardner
Jamaica's number-one-ranked farmer, Neville Grant, has recommended that the Government look to the widescale cultivation of corn and soybeans as alternatives for farmers who want to exit sugar-cane cultivation.According to Grant, if farmers are...
A public health official is warning that persons living in the People's Arcade in Montego Bay, St James, are putting themselves at serious risk.Medical officer of health for St James, Dr Derrick Ledford, said that the lack of proper living...
Good day, readers. This week, I address another concern of a reader.Dear Mr Francis,I have some neighbours who moved in in 2014 and started rearing chickens. Our premises are joined at the back and I am above. The front of each is on a different...
She had dedicated 20 years of her life to the Monymusk Sugar Factory and was crestfallen when her employment was terminated, but Paulette Shortridge was all smiles last week as she prepared to move into a new house near her former workplace, which...
With affordable medication being a necessity for many senior citizens in the country, the National Health Fund (NHF) is looking at how it can improve its Jamaica Drug for the Elderly Programme (JADEP) to meet the varying needs of beneficiaries.Now...
Published:Friday | August 19, 2016 | 12:00 AMCorey Robinson
The sight of 24-year-old Surragee Whorms Jr walking on his hands with feet hoisted is quite shocking for first-time visitors, but to the residents of Daytona in Greater Portmore, that is a regular sight.For the residents, seeing the sports-loving...
Published:Friday | August 19, 2016 | 12:00 AMCorey Robinson
Head of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, is worried about the treatment which might be meted out to wards of the State who are scheduled to begin attending secondary schools in September.The CDA last week hosted a recognition...
Published:Friday | August 19, 2016 | 12:00 AMRyon Jones
Thousands of Jamaicans are under investigation as United States law-enforcement officials collaborate with local police to break the back of the lottery scam and other telemarketing crimes.Under Project JOLT (Jamaican Operations Linked to...
The Ministry of Health has identified an expert group to look at recommendations to address the support that will be required for children born with birth defects associated with Zika.The group includes a neuropsychologist, a paediatric psychologist...
Up to late yesterday, the police had not charged the man who was behind the wheel of a motor car that struck and killed police inspector Mark Gibbs last Friday.The driver turned himself in to the police early yesterday morning."He called a member (...
The driver of the motor car that allegedly struck and killed a Police Inspector during a routine spot check in Trelawny yesterday has been apprehended. Inspector Mark Gibbs and his colleagues were conducting vehicular check point duties along the...
Sports Minister Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange has hailed the members of Jamaica’s two relay teams that won gold and silver last evening at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. The team of Usain Bolt, Nickel Ashmeade, Yohan Blake...
Labour and Social Security Minister, Shahine Robinson, says the government is to cover the cost of replacement passports for the 33 Jamaican farm workers in Canada who have been displaced as a result of a fire. Robinson made the disclosure while at...
The National Water Commission (NWC) says it is experiencing low storage levels at the Constant Spring Water Supply System in St Andrew. It says this has resulted in many customers experiencing low water pressure or no water at all. The areas...
Published:Thursday | August 18, 2016 | 12:00 AMRuddy Mathison
As the debate continues over the use of social media by Christians, the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints has made its position clear on the issue, revealing that the church has done significant research and is very much in favour of...
Published:Thursday | August 18, 2016 | 12:00 AMCarl Gilchrist
OCHO RIOS, St Ann:More than 3,200 people benefited recently from a medical mission to Jamaica made possible by Bishop Craig Brown of New York-based Zion Care International.A team of 60 persons, inclusive of medical and dental personnel and support...
Taking care of the poor is not as difficult as it may seem, especially when everyone contributes. The society would be much better. The main reason God allows us to be blessed is to be a blessing to others. Surprisingly, people treat their animals...
Published:Thursday | August 18, 2016 | 10:25 AMGareth Davis
Rowena Beckford, a senior elder at Boundbrook Seventh-Day Adventist Church, prepares healthy food for persons making a lifestyle change, as she seeks to heal their bodies as they work on healing their souls.Beckford, who is also a vegetarian, is...
Dear Joan,I am caught between a rock and a hard place and I honestly don't know what to do. I have been a Christian for some time and a member of the choir. I am also very active in youth fellowship and some sort of a role model for the others....
