Toll road hiccup - Snarls, smart aleck make going slow
THEY WERE damned if they did and even more so if they didn't! Some residents of Portmore who decided to hold firm with plans to boycott the Portmore leg of Highway 2000 found themselves in a sticky traffic situation yesterday....
NEWSMAKER: EDITH ALLWOOD-ANDERSON - Nurse with strong medicine
MANY JAMAICAN nurses went to church last Sunday to mark the start of National Nurses' Week. Many may have prayed for an end to their salary rift with the Government. Edith Allwood-Anderson, the feisty president of the Nurses Association...
Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) growing in key areas
JAMAICA NATIONAL Building Society (JNBS), the largest building society in the Caribbean, experienced growth in a number of critical areas during the period April 2005 to March 2006, maintaining its market dominance.
Calvert doubtful for World Juniors
WORLD YOUTH 100m bronze medallist, Schillonie Calvert, one of Jamaica's brightest medal prospects, is doubtful for next month's World Junior Championships which will be held in Beijing, China, from the 15-20th.
Israel undermining its own security
ISRAEL MUST have the assurance of its existence within safe borders. Like all states, Israel also has the right to defend itself against aggression. So this newspaper unreservedly condemns the attacks on Israel, and the capturing of its soldiers...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Medical reporting of illegal sexual activity
THE EDITOR, Sir: ABOUT 10,000 teenage pregnancies occur in Jamaica each year; where at least 2,000 total HIV/AIDS cases, likely resulting from sexual transmission, had been reported among teenagers and youth.
Beach vibes kick off Reggae Sumfest
WESTERN BUREAU: The annual one-week festival, Reggae Sumfest, officially kicked off at the Tropical Beach Club in Whitehouse, Montego Bay, last Sunday evening with its usual beach party. A number of the festival organisers were on location...
SAJ launches 'Lunch and Learn'
THE SHIPPING Association of Jamaica (SAJ) launched its 'Lunch and Learn' series of seminars and workshops last Wednesday in the conference room of its offices located in Newport West. Organised by the SAJ's Agents' Committee...
TO RENT OR NOT...
THESE ARE actual rental quotations from this week's Sunday Gleaner. These advertisements show that rent in Kingston and St. Andrew is not cheap. A few of the placements for rental in the classifieds were even quoted in U.S. dollars.
