PM urges companies to invest in Jamaica's future
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has endorsed the establishment of the new Sandals Foundation, which aims at improving the lives of residents of troubled communities through educational and environmental outreach.The Prime Minister described the foundation...
Imported fertiliser is safe, says Samuda
Fertiliser which was imported last year by the Government, to ease the financial burden on farmers, has been given a clean bill of health. Minister of Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Karl Samuda, told a press conference at the ministry in Kingston Wednesday ...
Jencare goes to the airport
Jencare Skin Farm, the island's first multi-service, multi-award winning spa, on Monday opened its newest location in the departure lounge at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA). It joins branches in Florida and New York in the US and the headquarters at Hope Road...
Dyer backs tourism fund spending
Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer, has said that Jamaica stands to reap significant benefits from several projects and initiatives, for which funds from the facility have been earmarked. These activities, he informed, include...
Caribbean intellects prepare for Summit of the Americas
Leading Caribbean thinkers will formulate responses at a Roxborough Institute Seminar aimed at projecting regional interests at the next Summit of the Americas. Economist and former CARICOM Secretary General Sir Alister McIntyre, City University of New...
Lucozade blood drive a success
The Lucozade Blood Drive, spearheaded by GlaxoSmithKline Caribbean Ltd (GSK), recently had its fifth annual staging at Carter Hall, Holy Cross Church. GSK, in fulfilment of its corporate mandate, has been partnering with the National Blood Transfusion Service...
Parents urged not to send children on road alone
Parents and guardians are being urged not to send young children alone on the streets, as they tend to possess psychological and physiological limitations in facing road situations and will require the presence of an adult to make informed decisions....
Readers journey with Lalah
Readers journey with Lalah, The following are feedback letters to our very popular weekly feature, Roving with Lalah, publishes yesterday.'A thing for things old'Dear Robert:Some months ago, I was driving in Manchester...
'Diabetes is the second leading cause of loss of limbs in the region'
Professor Errol Morrison, the director of the University Diabetes Outreach Programme, UDOP, and president of the University of Technology (UTech), says diabetes is the second leading cause of loss of limbs in the region.Morrison was speaking at a press...
Hare lauds ministries for bringing road safety to the schools
Director of the Road Safety Unit, Kenute Hare, said although he was pleased with the overall decline in child fatalities over the years, the numbers are still unacceptable.Twenty-one children were killed in crashes, in 2008.
RADA to set up toll-free line for farmers
The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) will be putting in place a toll-free line, which will allow farmers to voice their concerns, and make suggestions regarding the production and marketing of agricultural produce...