Authorities probe death linked to mad cow disease
PRELIMINARY REPORTS received by the Ministry of Health (MoH) indicate that a patient died at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) from a neurological condition that mimics symptoms of the rare disease, variant...

Air J to be profitable after 2010 - Davies
DR. OMAR Davies, minister of finance and planning, is projecting that the debt-ridden national airline, Air Jamaica, will become profitable after 2010. Minister Davies was answering questions on the current state of the beleaguered airline from...

More HIV-positive students booted - Education Ministry warns practice will not be tolerated
THE MINISTRY of Education yesterday issued a strong warning to educational institutions islandwide, following reports that two more students have been booted out of schools because they are HIV-positive.

Public health system cheaper - ... But services slower
FIFTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD Hyacinth Austin readily admits that she prefers to access health care in the public hospitals and health centres "I am not a private doctor fan ... I only go there when my clinic is not working," said Ms. Austin, who battled...

Trade commissioner to climb Kilimanjaro
NEIL HILL, Jamaica's Trade Commissioner in London, will be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to raise funds for the Jamaica Basic School Foundation. Mr. Hill, who will begin his four-day climb on Sunday, told Jamaica Information Service...

Anti-extortion strategy almost ready - ACP Hinds
OPERATION KINGFISH is is in the final stage of developing an anti-extortion strategy that will impact on the drug trade, says Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Glenmore Hinds.