Diaspora wants united front to region's problems
THE JAMAICAN Diaspora is calling for a united front in tackling issues affecting the nation, including what it believes are the 'irrational' policies of developed countries to limit migration from the Caribbean and other developing countries.

Registrar General's Department assists fathers - Dads to add names to kids' birth certificates free of charge
THE REGISTRAR General's Department (RGD) will today give fathers whose names are not on their children's birth certificate, the opportunity to add their particulars.

Crime a major deterrent to our progress - Junor
JOHN JUNOR, the former minister of health and Member of Parliament for Central Manchester, has said that the effect of crime on the society in general, and the health sector in particular, is a very serious issue.

Jamaican government moves to boost tertiary education
WITH FEWER than 20 per cent of the 18 to 24-year-old age cohort enrolled in tertiary programmes, the Government is hoping to fast track the expansion of the number of persons accessing higher education partly through the Caribbean Community's....

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Opposition Spokesperson on Industry and Commerce, Senator Shirley Williams wants the Government to set up a Joint Select Committee of Parliament to examine and make recommendations to Parliament regarding all aspects of the cement crisis.

Teen stabbed to death by classmates
A 15-YEAR-OLD student of the Muschette High School in Trelawny was fatally stabbed during a dispute with a group of schoolmates in Wakefield yesterday.