People's National Party (PNP) names team - 58 announced, December date for last two
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller yesterday presented a blend of old and new faces to contest the next general election for the governing People's National Party (PNP). The 58 candidates announced include 20 first-timers and two veterans...
Tourist arrivals to top three million by year-end
WESTERN BUREAU: Poised on the cusp of a tourism boom, Jamaica continues to enjoy unparalleled tourist arrivals and it is expected that before year-end, three million stopover and cruise visitors would have come to the island.
Alleged murderers denied bail
Port Antonio, Portland: Twenty-three-year-old Harold Berbick, who is charged jointly with another man for the murder of former heavyweight boxing champion Trevor Berbick, was denied bail on Friday.
Past 80 and Internet savvy
Back in 1986, having retired as an executive, manufac-turing cosmetics in Jamaica for the Sara Lee Corporation, Mr. Matthews faced the usual retiree dilemma, 'What to do?'. He bought a computer, two years later attended a course...
Jamaica steps up war on AIDS
Dr. Peter Figueroa, chief of epidemiology and AIDS in the Ministry of Health, said he believes Jamaica has made several strides in the past year in combating HIV/AIDS. Speaking shortly after the launch of an official week of activities...
Man murdered, 'wife' held
Spanish Town, St. Catherine: Two children were left without parents yesterday after their mother was taken into custody on suspicion of murdering their father, whose decom-posing body was pulled from a pit latrine in St. Catherine.
Buchanan ready for tough job
Newly-elected general secretary of the People's National Party (PNP), Donald Buchanan, says he is not concerned about taking up the post at such a critical time when the party is preparing for a general election.
Jamaica ranks high on gender equality report
Jamaica is one of 11 countries sharing the top ranking in the world in gender equality in educational attainment according to a report published by the World Economic Forum last week.
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