Jamaican souvenirs being made elsewhere

Shoppers looking to buy souvenirs here are in for grave disappointment, as few of these items being sold by vendors and in gift shops are authentic Jamaican products.

Shift in family planning strategy
FEWER JAMAICAN women will be taking the pill as a form of contraceptive in the next couple of years if a campaign by the National Family Planning Board (NFPB) is successful.

CARICOM lawmakers meet here this week
The death penalty, wire-tapping, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) headline a number of issues to be discussed when Caribbean Community (CARICOM) attorneys-general gather here this week.

TV stations willing to tone down violence
WESTERN BUREAU: Local television stations are willing to adjust their programming, if local intellectuals here can prove that the violence depicted on television is hurting the Jamaican society.

Happy Father's Day
Today is Father's Day - dedicated to fathers worldwide. Below we publish a "Father's Day Prayer" from one of our readers.