Property tax break
The Government is giving its pensioners a property tax break but when Local Government Minister, Arnold Bertram, made that announcement yesterday it was met with what seemed to be cynicism.
'No political allegiance'
If any political party in Jamaica feels it can sway the new Political Ombudsman one way or another, that party will be disappointed because he said he has no allegiance to any of them.
Some garrisons disgusted with MPs
Residents in at least two of the country's garrison communities are openly registering their disgust with their Members of Parliament, but that may not diminish the role that these communities are expected to play in the general election constitutionally.
Jamaicans rejecting condoms
Many Jamaicans are continuing to reject condoms, according to a national survey which revealed that one in two persons did not use a condom the last time they had sex.
Jamaica - one of the most corrupt countries in the Caribbean - UNDP report
Jamaica is one of the most corrupt countries in the Caribbean, according to a United Nations Development (UNDP) Report.
Bolt family wary of gift bearers
All the fanfare has waned, at least for now, and the Bolts of Coxeath District, Trelawny, have settled down to raise - not a champion sprinter - but their 15-year-old son, Usain Bolt.
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