Christmas in a hospital - Pregnant women spend the holiday under malaria threat
Three pregnant women suspected of having malaria spent Christmas at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, Kingston, as they await the results of blood samples taken from them. The Gleaner caught up with the women at the hospital on Monday...
Condolence book opens for late US President
The United States Embassy in St. Andrew has opened a condolence book in memory of former President of the United States, Gerald R. Ford. Members of the public who wish to sign the book may visit the U.S. Embassy's Old Hope Road offices.
Future hotel a threat to Grenada Dove
The construction of a high-end luxury resort threatens one of the last remaining refuge areas for the Grenada Dove, a critically-endangered bird with a global population of just about 180. Environmentalists from the region, and in particular Jamaica...
Pt Antonio craft vendors condemn park squalor
Craft vendors in Port Antonio, Portland, have criticised the deplorable state of the resort town and its environs, which welcomed its first cruise vessel on Wednesday, since the December 15 start of the winter tourist season.
Controversy in Lucea over infirmary relocation to Old Cholera Cemetery
Lucea, HANOVER: There is controversy brewing, in Lucea, over the Hanover Parish Council's decision to relocate the Lucea Infirmary to the site of the Old Cholera Cemetery, at First Hill, in the town. According to Councillor of the Cauldwell Division...
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