WORK is to be completed on the breakaway at Chovey — part of the Junction main road rehabilitation project — in another two months, head of the National Works Agency (NWA) EG Hunter…
Long overdue
CLASSIFYING the pending increase in the salaries of high court judges as “welcome news”, two veteran attorneys from the private bar say it is hoped that senior counsel who have in the past…
Men still shunning prostate tests
Despite efforts to subsidise the cost for the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) diagnostic test, acting executive director of the Jamaica Cancer Society Michael Leslie not many men are getting tested. The Government announced…
Roses for teachers
Elletson Primary and Infant School teacher Monique Stone (left) beams as she accepts a spray of roses from Scotiabank President and CEO Audrey Tugwell Henry during a visit to the school on Bryden…
Dairy board to be blamed for mismanaging sector, says Cousins
MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for Clarendon South Western Lothian Cousins says the Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB) should account for the mismanagement of the sector, as over the past two years skimmed and…
PM names 4 new ambassadors/special investment envoys
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has appointed four new ambassadors/special investment envoys who, he says, will play a pivotal role in attracting investment to Jamaica and drive economic growth. The four are businessman Adam…
Teacher of the year!
THE shrieks of excitement when the announcement was made that Maygan Duncanson was teacher of the year at Kensington Basic School in St Catherine on Wednesday spoke to the level of support the…
Citizenship: Meaning and importance
1. What is citizenship? Citizenship means membership of a State and a person is called a citizen who is a subject of a sovereign State or independent nation. 2. What is the legal…
Sargassum invading Jamaica’s beaches
The invasive Sargassum seaweed continuously threatens Jamaica’s tourism and economic viability each year as tonnes of the brown algae cover miles of beaches, forcing visitors to find other ways to soak up the…
Canadian Chef Noel Cunningham bringing heat and flavours to the inaugural Hanover Food and Music Festival
JEFFJABRO Limited will stage the inaugural Hanover Food and Music Festival at the Bioprist Knowledge Park (Jockey Factory) in Lucea, Hanover. Promoting Hanover’s Best Food and Cultural Assets The festival, at its core,…
