Jamaica wins Best of Caribbean Award
Jamaica has emerged winner in the Caribbean Travel & Life's annual Best of the Caribbean survey, by topping three of the major categories - 'Best All-Around Destination', 'Friendliest People,' and 'Best Local Food'.
Road rehab for 'St Bess', Westmoreland
Two contracts were signed by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), on November 16, for the rehabilitation of the Kilmarnock road in North West St. Elizabeth/Eastern Westmoreland and Trenail to Maggotty.
Executive agencies laud positive service culture
Heads of the Registrar General's Department (RGD) and the National Land Agency (NLA), have emphasised that the organisations are committed to serving their clients. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the RGD, Dr. Patricia Holness...
Four injured, one dead in domestic disputes
Michael Thorpe, a 47-year-old resident of Kew Road, Kingston 10, went into a jealous rage on Friday when he accused his girlfriend of having an affair. The man hit the woman over the head with a sledge...
India's child maids scarred by servitude
KOLKATA, India (Reuters): At the tender age of 13, Shika Bera is already aware that her childhood has been stripped from her forever. The pig-tailed, pale-faced little girl holds no hope of playing with other children or even of going to school...
West Indies Union Conference appoints first woman treasurer
In the 100th year of the formation of the West Indies Union Conference, history was created when, at a meeting of the committee on Wednesday, November 15, the members voted to appoint...
326 schools rehabilitated under transformation project
A total of 326 public schools, from a list of 445, have been rehabilitated and upgraded under the Ministry of Education and Youth's Transformation project. This represents upwards of a 73 per cent completion rate under the initiative, said State...
Implementation Limited denies Stewart's claims
Keith Rigbye, director of Implementation Limited, last week rebuffed allegations made by Alston Stewart, head of Nevalco, the project manager on the controversial Sandals Whitehouse project...
Adrenal glands - the real stress reliever
Everyone uses the word 'stress', but few of us understand what it is. Stress is simply our response to the challenges, problems and changes that face us - our reaction to our stressors.
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