Gleaner /Don Anderson Poll - Majority oppose relaxing of ganja laws
DESPITE GROWING support among Jamaicans for the decriminalisation of ganja for personal use, the majority are still opposed to the relaxation of the laws that would make this possible, according to the findings of the latest Gleaner/Don Anderson poll.

Blythe wants greater efficiency at NWC

CONCERNS ABOUT a dip in revenues as well as customer satisfaction at the National Water Commission (NWC) will be addressed by performance audits, according to Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Karl Blythe. He told a press briefing at his Ministry in...

Needs surgery to go on living
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: MARLENE TAYLOR smiled constantly throughout the interview. Her cheerful demeanour belied doctors diagnosis that to live she would soon need heart surgery, an operation she cannot afford.

Environmental association demands better service from MPM
MORANT BAY, St. Thomas: THE ST. THOMAS Environment Protection Association (STEPA) is demanding better quality service from Metropolitan Parks and Markets, the state agency responsible for the collection and disposal of solid waste.

UHWI steps up collection drive
THE UNIVERSITY Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has stepped up its drive to collect millions in unpaid medical bills. Patients will face new rules under the Fees Collection Improvement project which now requires them to pay half of their expected...