Queen Mother herbalist and healer
When I met Queen Mother Chief High Priestess Dr Osun Dara Nerfertiti-El, on Sunday, February 17, in Port Maria, St Mary, I was instantly captivated by her air of regality. Dressed in traditional African clothes, with her staff of office in hand, she exuded an aura of peace and tranquillity...
Open Bible churches start 59th conference
The 59th annual conference and convention of the Open Bible Standard Churches of Jamaica started yesterday at its National Complex in Twickenham Park, St Catherine. Under the theme 'Living in Love', the conference segment will end today, and convention activities will get on the way tomorrow....
Maritime partners sign MoU on security courses
IN AN effort to develop human resources in the maritime sector, the Caribbean's leading multi-purpose port, Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL), its subsidiary, Security Administrators Limited (SAL), and Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), have signed ...
Cold, cold Norway
It has been my most fascinating assignment to date but also the most gruelling.Svein Wara, marketing manager of the Norwegian Seafood Export Council, invited three members of the Jamaican media to Norway for an in-depth look at the fishing industry and he packed activity...
Call for help to maintain cemeteries in St Ann
OCHO RIOS, St Ann:The St Ann Parish Council is seeking the help of churches, citizens' organisations and funeral parlours to ensure that cemeteries in the parish are properly maintained. Mayor of St Ann's Bay, Ivan Anderson, said revenue earned from burials...
25% of Jamaicans may have diabetes by 2020
One in every four Jamaicans could have diabetes by 2020. About half the Jamaican population is struggling to deal with allergic sinusitis while more than one-fifth of the island's children and young people struggle with asthma. These issues will be addressed at Forever Young...
Freeness no super cure for health sector woes - Spencer
WESTERN BUREAU:Health Minister Rudyard Spencer issued a warning that the removal on April 1 of fees at state-owned health facilities will be no panacea. He was delivering the third Hugh Lawson Shearer Memorial Lecture at the University Diabetes Outreach Programme dinner held...
Police ghost witness review under way
A REVIEW of some 100 court cases in instances where the police collected statements from witnesses who are not required to appear in court, under the Evidence Act, is well under way. At the same time, a committee set up to review Section 31 (d) of the Evidence Act has held two meetings...
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