Colonel Lumsden - Maroon vanguard
There are four major Maroon settlements in Jamaica. Charles Town is one of them. It seems though that the Maroon culture in this village - located just a few miles from Buff Bay, Portland - is the most diluted. Migration and inter-breeding have significantly fragmented...
Chief Justice McCalla: Pacesetter from birth
WESTERN BUREAU: When Zaila McCalla was sworn in as the first female Chief Justice of Jamaica last Tuesday, many hailed her as a trendsetter raising the bar for women across the island. However, for the residents of Lennox Bigwoods in Westmoreland, this was just another feather...
Season ripe for a July election
IF THERE is going to be a July election, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller must name the date on or before July 9. According to the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, the piece of legislation that governs the holding of elections...
Construction worker still nailed
The man, who was sentenced last month to 12 months' imprisonment for unlawful possession of several pounds of used and unused nails, had his bail application put off last Tuesday. Attorney-at-law Melrose Reid had filed affidavits outlining the reasons...
St Ann Council hauls National Housing Development Corporation (NHDC) before court
The St. Ann Parish Council, in an effort to protect residents from flooding during the present hurricane season, has taken the National Housing Development Corporation (NHDC) and the Minister of Housing to court over a proposed housing development in St. Ann.
Schizandra - the super Chinese herb
It was 2,000 years ago that the Chinese writer Shen Nong first referred to the herb schizandra as a valuable adaptogenic tonic. Since then, it has remained one of the most popular herbs in China. It is classified as an adaptogen because it regulates...
Postal service fêtes retirees
The increased focus on staff development and welfare in the postal service has once again created a favourable spin-off - a formal thank-you celebration to the many hard workers who have helped develop and sustain the organisation.
Hailing Hainsley
Carolle Hainsley, former deputy postmaster general, administration, is now on pre-retirement leave. Mrs. Hainsley started her career in the public service in 1963 at the Agricultural Credit Board, and moved up the ranks to become an accountant there in 1973.
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