Jamaican cancer drug found - Scientific findings surround endemic plants
Two scientists will present research findings today showing that a pair of endemic Jamaican plants can help cure five cancers, potentially giving the country a lucrative share of the global chemotherapy drug market.
Manhunt on for missing couple
Several high-profile detectives yesterday joined the team investigating the disappearance of 75-year-old Mandeville businessman Richard Lyn and his 71-year-old wife, Julia. Mr. Lyn, who is also a Justice of the Peace...
Unplanned growth spawning crime in western Jamaica
Civic leaders in Montego Bay are pointing fingers at the unrestrained, unregulated development of the inner-city areas of the resort town as one of the main factors fuelling the record number of murders in the western end of the island.
List of criminal enclaves in Montego Bay
Flankers, a dense settlement with a combination of formal and informal squatter-type settlements has long had a reputation as a criminal enclave. It is situated in the middle of the main tourist resort on an incline overlooking the Sangster...
Murders rise in St James
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite the legal, intelligence and operational support now being provided by Operation Kingfish to stop the bloodletting in St. James, the parish's homicide rate continues to climb. The constituency of North West St. James...
Jamaican building codes under construction
The Jamaican construction industry could finally see the emergence of legally enforceable regulations in January, says Noel daCosta, chairman of the National Building Code Committee. Based upon the International Building Code...
Health Ministry reports success against malaria
The Ministry of Health is reporting success in its efforts to contain the deadly malaria disease despite an increase in the number of infected persons moving the total to 59. Dr. Marion Bullock-DuCasse, director of emergency and disaster management...
Cabinet approves funds for flood and HIV/AIDS victims
Cabinet yesterday approved assistance to 1,003 victims of the recent flooding in the parishes of St. Ann, St. Mary, St. Thomas and Portland. A total of $10.5 million has been earmarked for payment to affected persons, who fall into three categories.
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