It really amazes me to hear of all the negative side effects of taking all kinds of medication. The world is filled with negativity. Positive thinking seem to have taken a backseat these…
STUDENTS GET THEIR WISH
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness on Friday met with five Grade 6 students from rural Jamaica who had written to him highlighting concerns about a number of issues affecting Jamaica, and commended them for…
Deal with anger management now, Semaj urges
MONTEGO BAY, St James — As Jamaica grapples with the death of five-month-old Destiny Brown, allegedly at the hands of her mother, psychologist Dr Leahcim Semaj believes that major intervention is needed in…
Chukka selling fun with facts at Seville
Chukka Caribbean, which operates tour attractions, received three planning approvals to deepen its heritage eco-tourism operations at Seville in St Ann. In fact, Seville is the area where Tainos met Europeans and Africans….
Mayberry Jamaican equities touting value on market projections
Predicting a possible lowering of interest rates come 2024 and an uptick in the stock market, fund manager at Mayberry Jamaican Equities (MJE), Gary Peart, is touting MJE stock as “the only Jamaican…
EPOC chair welcomes income tax review proposal
Chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) Keith Duncan says that calls for the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) to increase the personal income tax threshold, as first proposed by the Caribbean Policy…
We are concerned
MEMBERS of Jamaica’s private sector say they are getting increasingly concerned that the border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela could soon start having an impact on companies that are either already doing business…
Reneisha loses courageous fight with breast cancer
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Reneisha Townsend fought a good fight against stage-four breast cancer. Unfortunately, Townsend passed away on November 23, a year after her battle with the aggressive cancer began. She…
Respect for Michael Manley on his 99th
Michael Manley would have been 99 this Sunday, December 10, had he been around to witness, first-hand, how some of the policies and projects that he implemented while he served as Jamaica’s prime…
Gordon Robinson | Border bluster
Government’s fawning at the feet of Jamaica’s latest political masters caused it to rush to Israel’s “defence” after the October 7 Hamas’ terrorist attack. Two months later, as Israel’s genocidal over-reaction continued unabated,…