Lesbians seek marriage rights
A LESBIAN couple in Kingston is seeking to formalise their relationship, hoping to give each partner the rights and privileges usually offered to spouses or long term partners in heterosexual relationships.

Hamlin Grange: veteran Canadian journalist - Making power links
HE MOVED to Canada about 40 years ago in much the same way thousands of other Jamaicans made the move. Mother went first, then once settled, sent for the children.

Prioritise IT, says C&WJ president
PRESIDENT OF Cable & Wireless Jamaica, Jacqueline Holding, has challenged the 35 countries in the region which comprise the Caribbean Association of Telecommunications Organisations (CANTO) to push for increased access to information and...

Voices of experience: Men's views on abortion - Keep the foetus alive
FOR A long time, December 24 was a difficult time for 26-year-old Gary. While other people are celebrating Christmas Eve, Gary, who was born on this day, sometimes ponders what might have been.

DPP report still missing
THERE IS still no sign of a report requested by Prime Minister P.J. Patterson nine months ago, and expected by Parliament, on activities at the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

House to review Coroner's legislations
THE HOUSE of Representatives will tomorrow, consider sweeping legislation geared towards improving the operations of the Coroner's Court. The Coroner's Amendment Act has already been passed in the Senate, resulting in the Government...

Kidney unit in need of 'life-saving injection'
NURSES AT the Haemodialysis Unit at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) say they are frustrated with the working conditions at the facility, citing a serious lack of equipment and a shortage of staff as major problems.