New sex position? - Government referral system to point students to condom, Pill dispensers
The Jamaican Government might be assuming a new position on sex education. While public schools will not distribute condoms and birth-control pills to sexually-active students, the groundwork is being laid for a referral mechanism that will point students to 'child-friendly...

Jamaica book industry rejoices
The Book Industry Association of Jamaica (BIAJ) and the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) yesterday welcomed the Government's decision to roll back the general consumption tax (GCT) on books and printed materials, excluding newspapers...

PM faces 'Red Sea' - Calls on nation to pull together and put patriotism above partisanship
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has fired back at Opposition leader Portia Simpson Miller's claim that his Government has not been demonstrating leadership and good management of the country's affairs. Simpson Miller had charged that the Budget presented by the Government...

Golding nukes energy proposal
PORTIA SIMPSON Miller's suggestion that Government consider nuclear energy as a source to support the national grid has been rejected by Government.Prime Minister Bruce Golding told Parliament on Tuesday that the proposal has been ruled out for a number...

Shaw's gas-tax comments anger Opposition
FINANCE AND the Public Service Minister Audley Shaw's controversial comment yesterday on his administration's imposition of a special consumption tax on petrol at the rate of $8.75 cents per litre drew a chorus of condemnation from Opposition members...

Eight days to deadline
TIME IS running out! Community groups interested in snaring the 2009 Michael Manley Award for Community Self-Reliance have been urged to meet the May 15 deadline for submission of entries.Delano Franklyn, chairman of the Michael Manley Foundation...