PRISON HEALTH SCARE - Rats run free at Fort Augusta, leptospirosis outbreak looms
Huge rats have overrun the Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre for women, prompting the St. Catherine Health Department to call for its abandonment, fearing an outbreak of leptospirosis.
Government low-income housing project cost balloons
The National Housing Trust (NHT) has disclosed that it will cost an additional $6 billion to finance the Government's seven-year Inner-City Housing Project.
Jamaican youth appeals for better prevention methods
A young Jamaican last Thursday had the ear of the world as she appealed for easier access to condoms and other HIV/STI prevention methods for young people.
Student body calls for improved security measures
With violence disrupting activities in several schools across the island last year, at least one student body is calling on Government to spruce up security measures in secondary schools for the coming school year.
Crush of new students stresses educators
While Government is spending millions of dollars to expand some of the nation's primary and secondary schools, some school administrators say they do not have the infrastructure to support a larger population of students.
Health workers more willing to provide HIV/AIDS care
There has been a significant reduction in the level of stigma and discrimination among health-care workers towards persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs), according to DR. Kevin Harvey, coordinator of treatment, care and support for PLWHAs in the Health Mi
Garvey - the most important Jamaican
As a tribute on the 119th anniversary of the birth of Marcus Garvey which was commemorated last week, I reproduce here some of what I said in 1988 on the 25th anniversary of the conferment on Garvey the singular honour of National Hero... (Seaga)
Remittances the lifeblood for many
Nearly two-thirds (63 per cent) of Jamaicans say they sometimes receive money from family and friends abroad, and for a little over a tenth of them the remittance is monthly.
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