W ith the instruction given to vacate the rundown community centre in Back Bush, eastern St Andrew, to make way for its demolition and rebuilding of a modern apartment complex, residents who have…
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Taino Jitters
Local Taíno peoples are holding close to their chests the whereabouts of their valuable indigenous ancestral relics and possessions out of fear that the Government and other groups might seek to claim them….
Change Your Spouse For Good These 3 Ways
I hate studying. I love to pass the test though. Is this not the same for many of us? We want the benefit but not the sacrifice to get the benefit. Many husbands…
Rescue mission
Local and overseas environmentalists have joined forces to save the island’s most endangered species of bird — the Jamaican Blackbird. Scientifically known as Nesopsar nigerrimus, the Jamaican Blackbird is also called wine pine…
Forests in peril
With no let-up in the long-running practice of cutting down trees for personal and commercial use, local stakeholders and environmentalists are pleading that due diligence be taken to preserve Jamaica’s natural resources. Trees…
Meet Big, Bad Jubbi Don from Canada
Meet Big, Bad Jubbi Don from Canada There is a popular television show in Jamaica, All Together Sing. This is a high school choir competition and each time the hosts come on, there…
Shonel Dwyer | Revitalising Jamaica’s legacy and entitlement – water
Jamaica, the fabled “land of wood and water”, was so named by its indigenous people. A land enriched and naturally abundant is the birthright of every Jamaican. While it may sound like a…
Adekeye Adebajo | Africa’s peacekeeping paradox
While recently addressing the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York, the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, demanded that the world body begin withdrawing its 18,000…
Public exposure of secretive companies begins
As Jamaica heads towards the next round of assessments by watchdog Financial Action Task Force, FATF, in February, the Prime Contact Secretariat housed at Bank of Jamaica says Companies Office of Jamaica is…
High drug prices, brain drain hit pharma sector
The University of Technology Jamaica, which churns out the most trained pharmacists annually, is of the view that the numbers certified should be enough to serve the sector. But there is a rising…