Slave trade memorials turn focus on Jamaican ancestry
A year-long series of activities has been planned for this year to highlight the contribution of Jamaica's African ancestors in ending the transatlantic slave trade, according to Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller.
Jamaica represented at President Ford 's funeral
Minister of Housing, Trans-port, Water and Works, Robert Pickersgill and Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Professor Gordon Shirley, repre-sented the country at Tuesday's state funeral for the 38th President of the United States...
Jamaica Manufacturers' Association (JMA) concerned about Riverton fire nuisance
The Jamaica Manufacturers' Association (JMA) said yesterday it was gravely concerned and disappointed over the existing situation at the Riverton landfill where a fire has created a severe smoke nuisance for the manufac-turing sector ...
More nurses for the west
The complement of nurses in the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) has been bolstered with the addition of some 47 graduate nurses this year. One public health inspector has also been employed.
Probe intensifies into murder of 61-y-o
Portland: The police in Portland have intensified their investigation into the murder of a 61-year-old supervisor, Stanley Peterson, whose body was discovered near the Hart Hill Cemetery in Buff Bay on Wednesday night.
Vitamin E-rich moms may have bigger babies
NEW YORK (Reuters): Pregnant women with high vitamin E levels in their blood may tend to have bigger babies, a new study suggests. The findings could mean that vitamin E intake during pregnancy is important for foetal growth, the researchers report..
Bumper year predicted for bauxite
The Jamaican Bauxite Institute (JBI) is predicting a bumper year for the industry in 2007 with an extra one million tonnes expected to be produced. The JBI, in a statement yesterday, said it was encouraged by the outlook for 2007...
A day in the life ... (Pt II) - Insights into experiences of three principals
In June 2005, Zahra Orane, M.Ed., under the aegis of Growth Facilitators, followed and observed the principals of a public co-educational girls' and boys' school in the Corporate Area for two to three days each and interviewed them thereafter....
Henry-Wilson throws out challenge to educators
Montego Bay, St. James: Minister of Education and Youth, Maxine Henry-Wilson, says educators, especially at the tertiary level, need to decide what they want to achieve from providing education for students at that level.
'Jamaican applications for CARICOM skills certificates not surprising'
As the number of Jamaicans applying for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) skills certificates to work in other member states increases, member bodies representing these skills say there is nothing astonishing about the trend...
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