JAMAICA'S INFIRMARIES - Struggling for survival
THE STRONG odour of urine hits. Beds and people are scattered within and outside of rooms of decrepit wooden buildings. This is the home of 71 elderly, mentally ill and disabled men and women.
Conditions worsen for the elderly
THE NEXT two generations of elderly people have already been born and of this group the poor will be most affected by this change of life.
Existing on State welfare
DORCAS AMORE walks with a limp. But that does not prevent the 74-year-old from hobbling around a small Portland villa cleaning the toilets and placing fresh flowers on the table.
Bioinformatics - a new discipline
WHAT IS BIOINFORMATICS? THE HUMAN genome project, completed in 2001, sequenced the entire human genome.
Maritime security confab for January 13
THE SHIPPING Association of Jamaica (SAJ) in collaboration with the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) and Security Administrators Limited (SAL) - the main provider of security on the Port of Kingston...
Remittance firm fetes children
CHILDREN FROM 11 orphanages and children's homes from the Corporate Area and Spanish Town were hosted at a movie and treats by the Management and staff of Grace, Kennedy Remittance Services Limited (GKRS) recently at Island Life Cinema in New Kingston.
|
