CAFFE gets grant from US Embassy - To help finance general election activities
Jamaica's sole independent election observer, Citizens Action for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE), yesterday received US$10,000 (J$668,300) from the United States Embassy to help finance its activities as it prepares to monitor the next general election.
A place for peace in Trench Town
For many Jamaicans, home is a place of peace and safety, a place to unwind and be comfortable, but for many persons living in the inner-city, this has not always been their experience...
Royal Caribbean and Port Authority sign $1 billion deal
THE PORT Authority of Jamaica and Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited yesterday formalised a five-year agreement that will see several of that cruise line's largest vessels entering Jamaica during the next four years.
Rotary Club assists UWI student, others
WESTERN BUREAU: BURDENED by financial costs, Tasheena Montique was on the verge of taking 'leave' from the University of the West Indies (UWI). However, thanks to the Rotary Club of Montego Bay East Bikeathon/ Jamaica Challenge...
Man judged unfit for trial
Spanish Town, St. Catherine: A man accused of killing his mother and two brothers has been determined to be unfit to plead. The psychiatric report for Christopher Oliver, who is charged with killing his mother and two brothers...
AIDS debating contest opens December 6
Some 250,000 grades four to six students in just under 1,000 primary, all-age and preparatory schools across the island are to participate in the National HIV/AIDS Primary Schools Debating Competition.
Free HIV testing on Friday
Looking for somewhere to get tested for HIV/AIDS and have your results in 30 minutes? Well look no further. The Ministry of Health will on Friday transform Emancipation Park, St. Andrew, into a mecca of HIV testing.
Call for HIV/AIDS programmes in corporate Jamaica
Chairman of the Jamaica Business Council on HIV/ AIDS, Rodney Davis, yesterday implored business leaders to institute workplace programmes to deal with the threat of HIV/AIDS in their organisations ...
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