'Waiting out of patience'
WESTERN BUREAU: Protracted waiting periods seem to be the main concern of patients who use public hospitals within the jurisdiction of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA). But the WRHA, which comprises the parishes of Westmoreland, Hanover St James and Trelawny...

Smoking ban looms
The Ministry of Health is ratcheting up pressure on organisations to ban smoking in public spaces and will be lobbying for the enactment of comprehensive legislation during the first quarter of the new fiscal year. Eva Lewis-Fuller, director of health promotion and protection...

Venues back smoking zones
In Jamaica, smoking is accepted at many dining, entertainment and leisure venues, such as cafés, restaurants and bars. Stacy Little, restaurant supervisor at TGI Friday's, a St Andrew diner with seamless smoking and no-smoking zones, conceded that fumes sometimes...

Henry pledges support for Newport West industrial park
Minister of Transport and Works Mike Henry has pledged his continued support for the designation of the Newport West shipping community as an industrial park. The minister reaffirmed his commitment to partner with the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) to repair...

Service with a smile
For Dr Jeffrey Meeks, smiles are serious business. He perfects them as an orthodontist at the orthodontic clinic, Island Smiles and in the same environment creates lasting ones through good customer service. Dr Meeks acknowledges that while orthodontics...

Tuesdaytalk - Hottest topics on the cocktail circuit
Another trip down the aisle? 1. Close friends say the former beauty queen is now certain that she has found the one in her tall, accented beau. They insist plans are in the works for their nuptials later this year.