Malaria spreads - Nurses call for resources to combat outbreak
President of the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ), Edith Allwood-Anderson, yesterday urged the Government to ensure that there are adequate medical supplies available to fight the malaria outbreak that is currently affecting sections of Kingston...
Yam farming with Maas Roger
Maas Roger is holding firm to his belief that donkeys belong indoors. This, despite the heckling he sometimes receives from his fellow yam farmers. "Yes man. Donkey only mek fi dry weather. Whenever time water reach...
Santas face job risks being too cheery, survey finds
NEW YORK, United States (Reuters): Saying "ho, ho, ho" is practically a Christmas miracle, given the job woes that shopping mall and store Santas face each day, according to a survey released on Monday.
Red Stripe million$ to flow for Reggae Boyz
CORPORATE GIANTS Red Stripe are back on board with the Jamaica national football programme. This time around they have pumped $100 million into it, but the amount is dependent on the Reggae Boyz's success in World Cup qualifiers.
EDITORIAL - Grappling with malaria
The recent malaria outbreak has all Jamaicans concerned, many worried and some (living or working in cluster areas where the disease has been positively identified) in a heightened state of anxiety.
LETTER OF THE DAY - Are our airports ready for the World Cup?
The Editor, Sir: Kindly allow me space in your paper to ask the powers that be a few questions about our preparedness for the upcoming Cricket World Cup tournament to be held in our lovely island Jamaica Land We Love, March to April 2007.
Jonkunnu, Mento Band Competition set for Dec 9
You will know it is Christmas when all the merriment slated for the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre on Saturday, December 9 gets underway at 10:00 a.m. Over 150 students from around 30 schools will get together in the theatre to reminisce...
ON THE FARM - 'Farming is in my blood'
Malvern, St. Elizabeth: Even when her full-time job as a house matron at the Bethlehem Moravian College threatened to control her daily routine, Miranda Lewis' natural affinity for farming kept her tilling the soil.
Booze & Barbeue
Last Thursday I fancied a bit of booze and barbeque, so off I trotted to Terra Nova. The aptly named 'Flutes & Flames', planned and put together by Stephanie Scott, was a touch of class much needed in this city.
ST LUCIA: Anthony claims drug money funding campaign
CASTRIES, St. Lucia (CMC): Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony has warned that funds from the illegal drug trade were being used to finance the current campaign for the December 11 general elections. "Whatever the case is, I believe the issue of drug...
UNITED STATES: Bush vows to take Iraq report 'very seriously'
WASHINGTON (Reuters): The Iraq Study Group yesterday recommended that U.S. forces begin to withdraw from combat in Iraq and called for a new diplomatic and political push to improve a "grave and deteriorating" situation.
