The traffic gridlock that dominated the first two days after motorists were forced to use alternative routes around the construction of roadways in the Corporate Area will not be a factor in the coming weeks, says the senior superintendent in charge...
Nurses Association of Jamaica President Carmen Johnson has expressed concern that gains made over several decades in building the country's reputation for good, professional nursing could be eroded as recruitment of its members for overseas jobs...
Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has said that persons who abandon loved ones who have mental illnesses at hospitals should be subject to heavy legal scrutiny.He said it was perhaps one of the surest ways of getting the message across to...
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister Kamina Johnson Smith has defended the Government's handling of the Windrush Generation scandal following sharp criticism from the public.It was suggested that the Government's cavalier approach in its...
HUNDREDS OF premature infants and high-risk pregnant women will see the quality of their healthcare improve markedly with the construction of high-dependency units (HDUs) at the Bustamante Hospital for Children and the Victoria Jubilee, Cornwall...
Well-known businessman and philanthropist Joseph M. Matalon is to be inducted into the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Hall of Fame.He is being hailed as "a most deserving recipient" by Jennifer McDonald, the organisation's chief...
On September 12, 1988, Jamaica was devastated by Hurricane Gilbert, a powerful and deadly Category Three storm.While the name of the hurricane was subsequently retired by the World Meteorological Organisation, because of the widespread damage and...
MORE THAN 80 per cent of Jamaicans would support a tax on sugary drinks, if revenues accrued were to be spent on programmes to reduce obesity, especially among children, the results from the 2016-17 Obesity Prevention Campaign Survey found.But while...
Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says that non-governmental organisations' partners have been championing the call for a tax on sugary drinks, pointing out the policy success in other jurisdictions."They have made the call because they believe...
The planned eight-month closure of the east and westbound approaches to the Three Miles intersection in St Andrew is cause for concern, according to some residents along portions of the alternative route.They say that in addition to the expected...
Family members, including the mother and father of slain 14-year-old Yetanya Francis, teachers and students from the Kingston Technical High School, and members of the community came out yesterday to offer thanks for a life they all agreed was cut...
Jamaicans looking beyond racial differences as well as political and religious biases is one sure way to preserve the country's standing among nations of the world in ways others take for granted, said Stephen Facey, chairman and chief executive...
The Home Office - a ministerial department of the British Government - has so far reviewed nearly 12,000 cases of detentions and deportations in wake of the Windrush saga, according to Asif Ahmad, the British high commissioner to Jamaica.Ahmad noted...
Come next month, just over 500,000 Commonwealth-born people residing in the United Kingdom, including thousands of Jamaicans, could be in line to receive compensation.This is part of the proposed recompense scheme to help redress the impact on the...
The police had promised smooth sailing on the roads for yesterday's first official dayof back-to-school, which coincided with new traffic changes to facilitate road-improvement works across the Corporate Area. Some motorists were uneasy about what...
Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson appears to have put to rest the idea of giving police powers to the military."For me, it is dead. It's like oil and water. Policing is about the process, about carrying through a number of processes...
Five months into his tenure as commissioner of police, Major General Antony Anderson is making it clear that he has been hard at work strengthening his team's capacity and putting in place the necessary groundwork for the successful execution of the...
Fifty-seven per cent of all persons living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are on treatment and 40 per cent are virally suppressed, but to reach targets that will set the Caribbean on track to end the AIDS epidemic, the region must close...
Making the teaching of a second language compulsory in Jamaican schools will require a new policy directive, says Dean-Roy Bernard, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information.Bernard noted that the ministry is at the...
An increase in major crimes in the Eastern Caribbean nation of St Kitts and Nevis has prompted that country's government into giving police powers to the military, but not exceeding six months. However, the University of the West Indies' Professor...
Lorna Myers could be considered a trailblazer for Jamaican female entrepreneurs when 43 years ago she went after and secured the KFC franchise for Jamaica.Today, Restaurants of Jamaica Limited operates both the local KFC and Pizza Hut franchises,...
The horrific rape and murder of 14-year-old Yetanya 'Princess' Francis in Arnett Gardens, St Andrew, last week captivated the nation, but founder of the Spiritual Revivalist Council of Churches Bishop Brian Cameron fears that the outcry, like others...
Diana Stewart of Stewart's Auto Sales is passionate with an eye for detail. She is also someone who loves to serve. But there is more. She has an unquenchable desire for the growth and development of Jamaica.A philanthropist and business leader,...
Red Stripe, the 'world's coolest beer', through its Desnoes and Geddes Foundation, has donated $1 million to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) for the acquisition of video surveillance equipment to help ramp up security...
Acting Chief Executive Officer at the Bustamante Children's Hospital Karlene Taylor McKenzie has said that greater partnership with the business sector is needed to help provide better-quality service at the facility. Taylor McKenzie says donation...
