Each one helps one in Mango Valley
In a tiny kitchen in a quaint community called Mango Valley in St. Mary, Miss Joan, a short, plump woman wearing a black hat, striped blouse, a pair of shorts and gold earrings, was getting a little peeved. She was standing in front of the sink with a knife in one hand...
Political divide on state of last legislative year
There was sharp disagreement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday between parliamentary leaders whose description of the just-concluded legislative year varied from "good" to "very bad". Bringing the curtains down on the 2006/2007parliamentary year in Gordon House...
New parliamentary period starts today
A new legislative year begins today with the ceremonial opening of Parliament at Gordon House.The event will be marked by the usual fanfare, including parades by the Jamaica Constabulary Force, the Jamaica Defence Force, the military band and the...
UDC to correct falling mouldings at Sandals Whitehouse
Disturbed at reports of concrete decorative mouldings falling off tall buildings and endangering lives at the Sandals Whitehouse hotel in Westmoreland, the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament on Tuesday urged the Urban Development Commission (UDC)...
Children's ads provide junk food for thought
WASHINGTON (AP): In a child's buffet of United States food commercials, more than 40 per cent of the dishes are candy, snacks and fast food. Nowhere to be found: fresh fruit, vegetables, poultry or seafood. For years, health officials have warned that kids were being inundated...
Painful sex common after giving birth - report
NEW YORK (Reuters Health): A year after giving birth, many women are plagued by urinary incontinence, pain during sex, and other problems, United Kingdom researchers report. Eighty-seven per cent of mothers who responded to a survey complained...
Man charged with King's death remanded
Sheldon Pusey, the 23-year-old man who is charged with the March 2006 murder of Ambassador Peter King, was remanded on Tuesday when he appeared in the Half-Way Tree Resident Magistrate's Court.Pusey, who is represented by attorney-at-law Beriston Bryan,...
Glaucoma may not progress in certain people - new study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health):A small subgroup of Chinese men with suspected or diagnosed glaucoma may not need aggressive treatment, because the condition does not appear to progress, a new study suggests.In the medical journal Ophthalmology...
Time for a change - The 1440 Club (Part II)
Last week I made the point that the 1440 Club is the club of time. There are 1,440 minutes in a day - no more, no less. The paradox of time is that most people say they don't have enough time, but everyone has all there is - 86,400 seconds in a day.
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