JLP celebrates today
Today will be a celebratory one for the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) as it goes into its annual conference having won the recent general election after 18 years in Opposition.
What a stink!
Many of the island's major towns, including resort areas, are drowning in a growing heap of garbage, raising concerns as the Yuletide season nears. The pile-up of garbage is being blamed on the...
Incest leaves 15-y-o girl with deep scars - Molested by cousin for the past seven years
WESTERN BUREAU: Ignoring the myriad of negative effects that incest inflicts on its victims, many families have opted to cover up this horrendous crime in a bid to protect the...
'Silence helps act persist'
Associate Counselling psychologist with Family Life Ministries, Jennifer James, believes parents who 'enforce' silence are sending the wrong signal to the abused relative."Silence is one of the things that helps incest persist," she notes.
Local firm wins int'l construction award
Geon Contractors and Associates Limited and 19 other companies around the world have something in common: They received the 19th International Construction award (New Millennium Award), on October 29, in Madrid, Spain.
G-G achievers honoured
The faces of the recipients of the Governor-General's Achievement Award and the Youth Award of Excellence glowed with pride and joy Thursday when they were recognised by Governor-General Sir Kenneth Hall. The more than 40...
The plight of modern-day slaves
This song of yesteryear, made popular by Dionne Warwick, conjures up thoughts of what it must have felt like for the families of Africans brought to the Americas as slaves over 200 years ago.
Deadline for trade talks completion in jeopardy
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders say the year-end deadline for completion of trade negotiations between the Caribbean and Europe was in jeopardy.CARICOM chairman, Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur...
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