MONDAY INTERVIEW: Dr Peter Phillips - 'Gains are being made'
As we reported elsewhere in today's paper, Dr. Peter Phillips, the Minister of National Security, is warning against the infiltration of the legislature by criminals involved in the narcotics trade.
Companies committed to tackling HIV/AIDS
Executives of 17 companies have signed a 'corporate values statement', committing to taking steps to eradicate HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in their workplaces.
Schools' Environment Programme faces closure
After nine years of delivering environmental education to Jamaican teachers and students, the Schools' Environment Programme (SEP) faces immediate closure. According to a release from the Jamaica Environment Trust...
More resource officers to be dispatched in schools
An additional 30 police personnel called school resource officers (SROs) are to be trained and dispatched to schools in September, bringing to 144 the total number of SROs in public educational...
Hill the keeper of Zion's Gate
AS NEWS of singer Joseph Hill's death circulated on Saturday, president of the Jamaica Federation of Musicians, Desmond Young, said it is sad not many of Hill's countrymen are familiar with his impressive legacy.
Bad food frying our brains
Research by the Mental Health Foundation in the United Kingdom suggests that the modern diet has altered the balance of certain key nutrients in our food and is affecting our mental health.
Be aware of mail content restrictions
Based on recent developments in the international arena regarding airline security arrangements, it is prudent to alert Jamaica Post customers to existing restrictions regarding items that are not allowed...
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