St. Ann Parish Council to continue street feeding programme
Despite financial constraints, the St. Ann Parish Council will continue to reach out to indigent persons in the parish through its street feeding...

New Bridge opened in Long Bay, Portland
Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, officially declared open the Black River Bridge, Long Bay, Portland during a function there on Thursday, October...

Rain Harvesting and Solar Energy Programme being considered for remote schools
Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has said that his Ministry is looking at a programme in which schools in remote areas can harvest rain water and solar energy for their regular use. Dr. Chang made the disclosure while in discussion

Work on New Block at Mandeville Hospital to Begin December
Patients visiting the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester will soon benefit from improvement in the services offered at the facility. On a tour of the hospital on Thursday, October 29, Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, informed that work

World AIDS Day Message
An alarming number of children in Jamaica are made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS.  These children have been made vulnerable as a result of the death of their parents, family members and caregivers; living with HIV/AIDS and having...

St James Parish Council opens summer camp
The St. James Parish Council, on Monday, opened its second annual Summer Kids Camp and Youth Sports Camps at six different locations across the parish, catering to 600 youths. "The initiative is being funded by the parish's property tax collection,"...

Jamaican Team off to CAZOVA Junior Volleyball Championships in US Virgin Islands
The Jamaica Volleyball Association’s National Junior Teams (male and female) departed the island yesterday for the 6th CAZOVA Junior Volleyball Championships in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, which will begin on July 6, 2007, and end on July 13,...

Remembering our National Hero Norman Manley on his Birthday
Today we celebrate the birthday of one of our National Heroes, The Right Excellent Norman Washington Manley, M.M., and Q.C. Manley who was born on the 4th of July 1893 and left us on the 2nd of September 1969. Manley was an articulate speaker and a...

Could it be ovarian cancer?
One of the most disappointing things patients and doctors face is the knowledge that if they had acted sooner something could have been done to cure a fatal cancer. For women, this is even more important, because ovarian cancer is notorious for...

Looking in on Trelawny Flower Show
Inclement weather did not dampen the impressive turnout and excellent displays at the Trelawny Horticultural Society's Annual Flower Show at Hague Primary School on Sunday. "The highlight of the show, to me, is the large variety that is derived from...

'Words Once Unspoken' now speaks
A new book of poetry, compiled exclusively by a Jamaican, has hit the international market shelves in some of the renowned bookstores. Written by Montego Bay-based clinical psychologist, Dr. Pearnel Bell, the book, Words Once Unspoken, was...

Devotion
"Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave – just as the son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." (Matthew...

Should all Families Celebrate Father’s Day?
Ever heard the saying, “Good fowl seh ‘im a go a market, Sensae get up and seh ‘im a go too?” Well, weren’t it for the sake of all good fathers, we’d impose a ban on “Father’s Day” to see what those ‘dead beat’ fathers would do.  No one would...

FATHER’S DAY
Those of us who are lucky enough to have known a father remember this special day set aside for them, but there are those of us who only had our fathers for a short period as in my case as I lost my father when I was 4 years old and can only vaguely...

Red Then Jump Over! - Mutual Gallery Exhibition
                            Is the title of the Milton George exhibition of recent paintings that opened at the Mutual Gallery on Thursday 24 May 2007 at 7.00...

Living in Heaven
St. Peter came to the Lord and said, "Lord, I have to talk to you.   I have a problem. I know we didn't have many Jamaicans in heaven when you instituted an affirmative action plan and we are supposed to have 10,000 Jamaicans in heaven. But...

Buying a property from the NHT’s Private Treaty listing
You have scoured the real estate listings in your favourite newspaper; you have contacted real estate agents and asked friends… all with little success. Now you are wondering where else to search for a house that you can afford to buy. ...

A Legend of Faith
"Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come." Psalm 71:18 (NIV)          Devotion: Susanna Wesley's life...

Manna-The Cure
"For to be carnally minded [is] death; but to be spiritually minded [is] life and peace." Romans 8:6 NKJV God has really been speaking to me. This morning, God woke me up and said, "I want to meet with you". I immediately got up out of the bed,...

JAMAICA JOINS THE WORLD in GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER
With less than 20 days to go before The Global Day Of Prayer (27 May 2007), 174 Countries have confirmed their participation in this year’s event.  These countries will be storming the heavens for their communities, their country and the...

NHT does island-wide search for the best scheme
                            The National Housing Trust launched a competition on April 26, to identify the best NHT schemes island-wide.  Managing Director...

Reviews Of “Jamaica Farewell”, Written And Performed By Jamaican, Debra Ehrhardt
LA TIMES Joyous release in 'Jamaica, Farewell' The audience for "Jamaica, Farewell" feels as spirited as Debra Ehrhardt's one-woman show. During a pre-play chat with producer Judy-Lee Chen Sang, green banana recipes are exchanged and the benefits...

Fathers, Your Children Need You
The 2007 theme for Child Month, Fathers, Your Children Need You, is the cry of our children and the rest of society to delinquent fathers. The cry for men to step up to their fatherly role is not new, as invariably they seem to forget their promise...

Grenadian Author, Quamme Joseph pledges support for student education initiative
Impressed with the objectives and success at planning and implementing the Donate to Educate Programme, Quamme Joseph, Grenadian Motivational Speaker and Author, has pledged to make the programme one of his local charities. The programme will...

S.W.Neil - 'Water is life...we just make it flow in style'.
Having opened in 1985, S.W.Neil Plumbing Sales & Services Limited has become one of the most visible businesses of it's kind in Jamaica to date, with an exceptional track record for quality products and superior service. Over the years S.W.Neil...

L.A. Lewis 'Halo' remix
Popular entertainer Horace Lewis, more commonly known as ‘L.A. Lewis’ has been busy in the studio and has released a remix for the song ‘Halo’, originally done by Beyonce. ‘Titled the …. Ever, L.A. Lewis says he is in talks with Beyonce and her...

Child Month and the focus on childhood cancers
To mark May as Child Month, much emphasis has been placed on protecting, caring and nurturing our children.  Some specific issues that come to the fore during this period are primary education, child abuse and other offenses against children,...

COJO delgation arrives Monday
A delegation from the New York based Jamaican charity, Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) Inc. will visit Jamaica from Monday, May 18 to Friday, May 22 as part of its activities in observance of Child Month. Led by Chairman/Founder Gary M....