'Unfit' for prison - Human rights group says 400 mentally ill persons behind bars
MORE THAN 400 persons deemed mentally ill have been languishing in island's prisons, where they are being assaulted and sexually abused by other inmates, chairman of the Independent Jamaica..

Boys not doing badly ­ - report
THE FINDINGS of a research project investigating patterns of male/female enrolment and performance at the primary and secondary levels, have challenged the view that teenaged boys are underachieving in school as compared to their female counterparts, and.

Local fishing industry to expand ­ - Clarke
THE RECENT certification of Jamaica to export fishery products to the European Union (EU) has opened the way for a vast expansion in the local fishing industry, according to Agriculture Minister Roger Clarke. Citing a need for value-added as well as...

Foundation launches $20m fund-raising drive for hospital
THE BUILD Jamaica Foundation (BJF) has launched a campaign to raise $20 million to purchase six ventilators for the Intensive Care Unit of the Bustamante Hospital for Children. The ventilators are to be used by babies born prematurely and children with..

Gov't needs to invest more in science ­ Ventura
GOVERNMENT NEEDS to invest more resources into science and to link it to Jamaican trade and economics, says Dr. Arnoldo Ventura, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on Science and Technology. During the Scientific Research Council's monthly media...