Sperm goes up in smoke - Pollutants, marijuana linked to low fertility
THE INCREASED use of herbicides and steroids in food and meat production, as well as the smoking of marijuana are being linked to increasing low fertility in Jamaican men, health officials have revealed. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the man is responsible...
Metal detectors for schools
The Government, in its latest bid to address violence in the nation's public schools, will by April place metal detectors in more than 100 institutions on the Safe Schools Programme. This according to Ruel Reid, special adviser to Minister of Education Andrew Holness...
A special gift for 2008
Spanish Town, St. Catherine: It was a special day in the life of 21-year-old Sasha Johnson Tuesday morning as she gave birth to her first child at the Spanish Town hospital on New Year's Day. Baby Andre Anthony Frater, weighing 2.1 kilograms, came into the world about 2:37 a.m....
Celebrities count down out west
WESTERN BUREAU: Choosing to commence '2000 & Great' (2008) in western Jamaica, Prime Minister Bruce Golding and his wife Lorna led a host of celebrities heralding the New Year on Monday night at Tryall Club's 50th anniversary ball. Ten minutes away...
Praises for a New Year
If the crowds that turned out to welcome the New Year at the Church of the Open Bible, Washington Boulevard, on New Year's Eve were reflective of watchnight services across the island, then it's safe to say most Jamaicans found it necessary to start 2008 on a thankful note....
Betting on better times in Mandela Park
Scores of young men spent New Year's Eve gambling at Mandela Park in Half-Way Tree, amid the sporadic sounds and smell of firecrackers. The scenes Monday night were in contrast with those of a year earlier when a church service was held in the park to welcome the New Year....
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