'Wellness of Police Officers' to top Lifestyle Promotion Week
THE 'WELLNESS of Police Officers' will top the agenda at the Wellness and Lifestyle Promotion Week, March 27- April 1, at Eden Gardens, 39 Lady Musgrave Road. Chairman of the Environmental Health Foundation, Dr. Henry Lowe, said...

Hardly any economic growth since PSOJ's inception - Golding
OPPOSITION LEADER Bruce Golding has expressed disappointment at the slow growth of the economy since the inception of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ). Mr. Golding said that it was disconcerting that, in 30 years of the PSOJ's...

Sir Bill Morris, Douglas Orane to receive humanitarian award
SIR BILL Morris and Mr. Douglas Orane are to receive the Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award for their outstanding contribution to human development and the Jamaican society in particular. Note is also being taken of their exemplary rise from modest...

Narcotics police make huge dent in illegal drug trade
THE NARCOTICS police have delivered a body blow to the illegal drug trade over the past two months. They have seized and destroyed cocaine and ganja worth more than $28 million.

Committee recommends repealing Housing Ministry's powers
A SPECIAL Select Committee of the Senate examining the use of prime agricultural lands wrapped up its deliberations on Wednesday with a draft interim report to be presented to the Senate today.

Private sector must help Portland - Chamber president
WESTERN BUREAU: CITING WHAT he calls Government's inability to facilitate development in Portland, president of the parish's Chamber of Commerce, Paul Martin, says the private sector must act quickly to rescue it from its economic plight.

FEEDBACK on 'Duppy woman' of New Hall
The following are feedback letters to yesterday's very popular 'Roving With Lalah' feature which highlighted the 'duppy woman' of New Hall, St. Ann. The feature, written by reporter Robert Lalah, is published every Thursday.

NWC working to avert water woes
JAMAICA IS currently experiencing drought conditions, with some areas being severely affected. However, the National Water Commission (NWC) is assuring customers that all necessary measures are being employed to ensure that adequate water supplies...

Four per cent increase in UWI, Mona enrolment
ENROLMENT AT the University of the West Indies, Mona campus for the 2005-2006 academic year now stands at just over 15,000 students (on and off campus). This represents a four per cent increase over registration for the 2004-2005 academic year...

Angels Primary wins computer lab in Honey Bun competition
HAVING TO make daily visits to schools, Honey Bun saw the shortcomings of technological equipment that could enhance the quality of teaching and learning for both teachers and children in primary schools.

Mason Hall schools receive new bathrooms
ONE HUNDRED and eighty students from Mason Hall Primary and Mason Hall Basic schools will benefit from the newly-constructed bathroom facility donated by Beaches Boscobel Resort & Golf Club. Since the school opened in 1960...