Slaughter stink - Government to crack down on unsafe abattoirs
Government has vowed to clamp down on some players in Jamaica's multimillion-dollar meat industry because of their failure to observe hygienic practices at slaughterhouses.
Hurricane insurance excludes rain damage
DISASTER MANAGEMENT and meteorology officials are concerned that the island is not likely to receive insurance indemnity if it were hit by a hurricane that caused more damage from heavy rainfall than wind. Last year...
'Public abattoirs a disgrace' - Association boss says weak laws hamstring inspectors
Basil Wright, president of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI), argues that abattoir monitors have played a major role in the rapid decline in meat-processing standards.
Regional leaders to build on World Cup security approach
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): THE REGION has been urged to demonstrate the same level of fortitude and unity shown during the hosting of the Cricket World Cup last year, in order to stem the rising tide of violent criminality.Trinidad and Tobago Prime...
Abortion linked to mental illness - Recovery counselling offered
LOCAL ANTI-ABORTION advocates are claiming a connection between mental illness in women and abortion. In a bid to deal with what they regard as a largely ignored problem, they have initiated abortion-recovery training.
Naugthy, naughty, Warmington! Portia says he is disgracing the family
SOUTH WEST St Catherine Member of Parliament (MP) Everald Warmington has signalled that he wants to be headboy of the 'naughty corner' in the House of Representatives.Throughout the nearly 40 hours of deliberations over the estimates of expenditure for...
Gov't, private sector monitor growth strategy
A rare consensus between Government and the private sector on how to fast-track economic development in Jamaica appears to have been forged with the identification of an agreed set of priority areas for immediate...
Viagra stands firm for 10 years
LAST WEEK marked 10 years since drug company Pfizer's wonder pill Viagra was released worldwide, causing millions of sexually challenged men to stand at attention.A recent New York Times report said over 35 million...
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