Groups present submission on Terrorism (Prevention) Bill
A BROAD coalition of human rights and legal organisations have presented a submission to the Joint Select Committee of Parliament regarding the much-debated Terrorism (Prevention) Bill.
First case of double murder Mother, 8-y-o daughter found with multiple stab wounds
WITH THE new year only three days old, the nation was yesterday rocked with its first case of double murder. The victims were a 38-year-old mother and her eight-year-old daughter.
PATH doing well in Clarendon
SOME 9,378 FAMILIES in Clarendon now receive benefits under the Government's Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). This is a 128 per cent increase or 5,278 more than the 4,100 persons who had been registered to receive benefits...
Nurses group requests deadline extension
THE NURSES Association of Jamaica (NAJ) has asked for a 30-day extension of the deadline for members of the profession who missed the December 31 deadline for registration, set by the Nursing Council of Jamaica.
Falmouth Hospital gets make-over
FOUR WARDS at the Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny have been refurbished at a cost of some $200,000, through the parish's Returning Residents Association. President of the association, Estella Grant, says the funds and materials for the work were...
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