Tufton's backyard gardening off the ground
PORTMORE, St Catherine: Thirty residents of Spanish Town and Portmore in St Catherine received gardening kits at the official launch of the urban backyard garden programme last Saturday at the Portmore Lions' Civic Centre in the parish.In an effort to...
Across the nation
WALDERSTON, MANCHESTER: The Percy Junor Hospital in Manchester continued to demonstrate why it was nominated the most customer-friendly hospital in Jamaica as well as the most creative and innovative public sector...
BRIEFS
The income tax threshold is to increase to $200,304 on July 1, from the current tax-free amount of $193,440.This means individuals will now benefit from a tax-free income of $16,692 monthly, $7,704 fortnightly or...
Agriculture today: Persisting with dreams of the soil
While others focused on the many challenges of the agricultural sector such as the spiralling cost of fertiliser, increased wage bill, chemicals and praedial larceny, 35-year-old Peter Campbell was not perturbed.
MIND & SPIRIT: Global challenges to Bible translation
Despite the progress made in translating the Bible to many languages, there are still 300 million persons in the world, who do not yet have a verse of scripture in their indigenous language. Here is where the Jamaican and Caribbean church can make a difference.
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