Jamaica tops EU beneficiaries
Jamaica is first-off-the-mark in seeking to access billions of dollars of grant funding provided by the European Union (EU) to assist Caribbean industries to compete with European counterparts under a new free trade arrangement...
Men to be sentenced for triple murder
The two men who were convicted last month of murder arising from the burning to death of three children in a house at Port Henderson Lane, St Catherine, on September 14, 2004, will be sentenced on December 18. Sentencing was set for Wednesday ...
Local juices for schools
Cabinet recently approved a policy to utilise locally produced juice concentrate for the School Feeding Programme. Under the policy, Nutrition Products Limited will contract local producers, Jamaica Exotic Flavours and Essences, Jamaica Citrus Growers...
Cop arrested - Another policeman apprehended in anti-corruption sting operation
Another member of the police force has found himself in trouble with the law. A special corporal attached to the St Catherine North Police Division has been arrested for suspected breaches...
Windward Road makes it four in a row
THE AUDIENCE fidgeted restlessly, waiting for the showdown to begin. Some family members, others officials, others well-wishers; all sat in tense anticipation of the 2009 final of TVJ's Junior Schools' Challenge Quiz competition...
Sponsors help school facing tough times
Like many early childhood education centres in Jamaica, Sandy Park Basic School in St Andrew has its share of problems. Despite financial and social challenges, it has soldiered on for more than 20 years, mainly through the assistance of private sponsors...
Young professionals call for more affordable homes
Young professionals are calling on the Ministry of Water and Housing to provide more affordable housing for that cohort. Junior Rose of the Young Professionals of Jamaica said the housing gap for young Jamaicans was very high...
Health fair put off due to violence
Over two dozen people seeking medical care were denied the opportunity after a health fair that was scheduled for Wednesday in the volatile Newland community in St Catherine was postponed due to mounting tension in the area...
Be one with nature at Hotel Mockingbird Hill
It looks nothing like a mockingbird, but the symphony created by the wondrous sounds of creatures in the wild at sundown may well have been the inspiration to name the location Hotel Mockingbird Hill. This quaint hideaway in the hills above the pristine...
Scrap-metal thieves hindering sugar production
SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland: Declaring that illicit cane fires and the scrap metal industry are hurting sugar production, Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says the used-metal trade should be abolished...
'Mission accomplished' - Telecoms company's IT operation comes to an end
LIME has closed out its Computers for Schools Programme, under which 1,090 computers and free high-speed Internet service have been provided for 110 educational institutions islandwide at a cost of $10.2 million...
St Ann crash death toll now at seven - Driver of bus released from hospital
The death toll from the November 30 accident between two commuter buses along the Llandovery main road in St Ann continues to rise with the police yesterday confirming two more deaths. The police have identified the victims ...