Students in danger - Deadly asbestos found on Marlie Mount Primary School compound
Spanish Town, St. Catherine: MORE THAN 1,500 students of the Marlie Mount Primary School in St. Catherine have been exposed to cancer-causing asbestos that is scattered across the institution's compound. A Gleaner news team visited the institution yesterday...
Rocky roads in Oracabessa
WHAT'S NOT WORKING? - Roads like Airy Hill, Canoe Pond, Coloraine Street and Marson Town Road in Oracabessa, St. Mary. Saying they need urgent repairs is an understatement. If the relevant authorities are not going to fix the roads in Oracabessa, here is a suggestion...
EDITORS' FORUM: No street people in Falmouth - mayor
WESTERN BUREAU: Mayor of Falmouth, Jonathan Bartley, says there is no need to make special preparations for street people as it readies for the Cricket World Cup next month, as there are no homeless persons in the parish capital....
Top 7 Must-see spots in Trelawny
If you are interested in nature and wildlife, this tour would be a natural must-see. It is a 45-minute eco-tour, that will teach the visitor about crocodiles, birds, snakes, iguanas and the mangroves. There are reportedly more than 80 crocodiles, both adult and younger...
SAJ Lunch and Learn goes West
On Thursday March 1, 2007, the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) will take its popular Lunch and Learn series out west. 'The seminar entitled: The Logistics of World Cup Cricket: Opportunities for the Transport Sector' will be held at The Pelican Inn...
1983 World Cup final - Indian joy, West Indies despair at Lord's
CRICKET, IT is often said, is a game of glorious uncertainties. Caribbean fans found that out on June 25 1983 when India upset the West Indies by 43 runs to win the third World Cup at Lord's. India scored a modest 183 from their 54.4 overs, then defied the odds...
Global vote will pick world's 'new' seven wonders
ZURICH (Reuters): What are the greatest architectural achievements in history? Rome's Colosseum? The Great Wall of China? The Pyramids of Giza? That's what millions of people are asking themselves as they vote in the largest global poll ever conducted...
Colourful Rajasthan: Jaipur the Pink City
There is a reason most travellers to India choose to visit Rajasthan and return repeatedly. All the romance of royal kingdoms preserved in exotic palaces and historic forts is coupled with welcoming people clothed in the most extraordinarily colourful garb imaginable.
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