Miss Agatha in God's house
It was on a windy, cool afternoon earlier this week that I met Miss Agatha; a short, stocky woman wearing knee-high cotton socks and a scarf, sweeping the walkway leading to the Jeffreyville Methodist Church on Clover Hill in St Ann. "Hello please," said she...
editors' forum - 'Government environment plan potentially dangerous'
Environmentalists are up in arms over Government's move to have complete assessments of development applications completed in 90 days. The move was one of the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) campaign promises for its first 100 days in office, as it seeks to cut down on red tape...
AIDS deaths decline
Chief of Epidemiology and AIDS in the Ministry of Health and Environment, Dr Peter Figueroa, says although the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continues to rise, the death rate from these infections, particularly HIV/AIDS, has been declining....
Teacher on rape charge
PORT ANTONIO, Portland:A 26-year-old teacher, Andre McLean, of a Portland address, was yesterday offered $250,000 bail when he appeared in the Buff Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on charges of rape and abduction involving a 12-year-old student. The teacher was taken into custody...
Bruce promises hope in budget
A PHILOSOPHICAL Prime Minister Bruce Golding last night told the nation that his finance minister will be presenting a budget which should represent hope, despite trying economic circumstances. "It is a budget that is designed to reinforce hope based on a firm understanding...
Thursday talk
HOTTEST TOPICS ON THE COCKTAIL CIRCUIT - IT'S ALL GREEN 1. It was not St Patrick's Day, but green was definitely the order of the Garter, with all the waiters (excepting for two, maybe three) and the napkins, all being green. Then one guest got up from his seat and sauntered...
Another woman slain
Rasbert TurnerGleaner WriterSpanish Town, St Catherine:seven women have been murdered in the St Catherine North Police Division since the start of the year.
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