Showers fail to dampen Yuletide shopping this year
Heavy rains threatened to dampen the Christmas spirit of the large number of persons who invaded shopping malls in Kingston, St. Andrew and St. Catherine yesterday to take advantage of bargains..
Anglicans split - Episcopalians to sever ties over US gay bishop
Two church congregations in the United States (U.S.) have voted to break away from the Episcopal Church because of its decision three years ago to consecrate a gay bishop. The Truro Church and the Falls Church voted to place themselves instead...
Regional poverty and hunger alarm Jagdeo
Georgetown (CMC): Guyana's President, Bharrat Jagdeo, has expressed alarm at the growth in poverty and hunger in the region even as the food import bill climbs. Although he provided no statistics, Jagdeo told participants at a one-day agriculture...
NEPA cites danger of farm chemicals
The improper disposal of waste and chemicals used in farming has been cited as a major cause of pollution within the Great River watershed area of St. James. According to Barrington Taylor, conservation officer with the Coastal Zone Management....
Jamaica, Spain mark 40 years of diplomatic relations
Jamaica and Spain will this week begin an extensive series of events marking the 40th anniver-sary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Search for Lyns intensifies
Police in Manchester continued their search for businessman Richard Lyn, 75, and his wife Julia Lyn, 71 yesterday, but up to press time, they had made no breakthrough. The couple was abducted from their home in Ingleside Manchester...
Senator calls for establishment of children's registry
Opposition spokesperson on Children's Affairs, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, has made an urgent plea for the Government to establish a children's registry and to bring regulations to Parliament for the Child Care and Protection Act.
Infants perish in flames
Two children died yesterday after flames engulfed a three-bedroom house in which they lived in Mungle Town, New Longville, Clarendon. They are four-year-old Brittany O'Connor and her one-year-old cousin, Chavoy Levy.
St Ann Health Dept wants funds to fight mosquitoes
OCHO RIOS, St. Ann: The St. Ann Health Department is seeking $600,000 from the parish council to carry out a comprehensive vector-control programme to ensure that the parish remains malaria free. Since the outbreak of malaria in some sections...
... No fogging in Church Pen
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: Despite two confirmed cases of malaria in the Church Pen community near Old Harbour, St. Catherine, no fogging has been conducted there. According to Councillor Gerval Weir...
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