Malcolm McDonald suffered a dreadful infection that caused his member to turn black and fall off back in 2010. Doctors offered to build him a new penis, and it was due to be placed on his groin in 2015, but a lack of oxygen meant it was grafted on...
Experts have revealed that the tea is a wonder drug that reduces stress and helps the body fight bugs. The US Tea Council studied the benefits of compounds called flavonoids from black, green and herbal teas and found that they strengthen the...
Rosa Isabel Cespede Callaca was being laid to rest in Peru last week when she started banging on the lid of her coffin. Stunned relatives opened it and found her alive with her eyes open. Callaca was quickly transferred to hospital and put on a...
Elliott Tanner will graduate from the University of Minnesota next month with a major in physics and a minor in maths and is planning to get his doctorate next. His mother Michelle revealed that he taught himself to read at a very young age. She...
Andy Evans left his wallet, which contained his driving licence, bank cards, and cash in a taxi when he travelled back from a gig in June 2015. The father-of-two assumed that the wallet was gone forever when he stepped out of the cab in Manchester...
WASHINGTON, DC: When the economy is going well, the poor benefit more than others. But when things are going badly, it is the poor who are hurt the most. This is especially true in the case of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit poor countries...
LONDON/SANTIAGO: In mid-2007, while serving as ministers in Chile’s government, we received the kind of telephone call that every German politician and businessperson now dreads. We were told that natural-gas imports from neighbouring...
CAMBRIDGE : As Russian missiles pound Ukrainian cities, and as Ukrainians fight to defend their country, some avowed realists might say, “So much for soft power.” But such a response betrays a shallow analysis. Power is the ability to...
DHAKA: Since COVID-19 engulfed the world two years ago, “unprecedented” has become something of a buzzword. But while the coronavirus has posed unique challenges at a time of deep global interconnectedness, pandemics are nothing new....
MONROVIA : Since 1911, societies around the world have dedicated days, months, and even decades (in Africa’s case) to celebrating women’s achievements and promoting solutions to new and persistent challenges. But over the past two years...
Fixing the education crisis The findings of Patterson's commission are no doubt alarming and should be of great concern to especially parents. This report, along with the reform of Jamaica’s education sector, needs to be scrutinised by...
Police officers are angered by the situation where their response was affected by the fact that they were unable to pay the toll. The lawmen were responding to an accident in which one of their colleagues died and another person hospitalised in...
A Munro student is calling for school administrators and vendors to be sanctioned where breaches on sugary drinks ban are found. He said it was necessary as a soda a day can lead to a lifetime of illness. SUGARY DRINKS STILL FLOWING Schools, health...
Kenneth Morris who was found guilty for molesting a child is appealing his conviction. He says he has been waiting for almost five years to have his appeal case heard. Morris is appealing on the basis that the then presiding judge had erred. Man...
Residents of Tivoli Gardens have been faced with the challenge of ridding their community of maggots. A huge pile of garbage is home to the insects that are making trails to the properties of the residents. Some blame the infestation on the...
CXC Registrar Dr Wayne Wesley says the body is trying to be a little more flexible as it relates to structure and the process used for the delivery of examinations. The electronic testing method will be used in at least one exam this year. CXC...
A Professor Orlando Patterson-led commission has revealed that more than 1,000 early childhood education centres (ECIs) have failed their inspections. Of the schools inspected, only only four government-operated ECIs are delinquent. Over 1,...
MP for Western Kingston Desmond McKenzie says based on the recent happenings in Denham Town between the residents and security forces, that there is a clear need for intervention. He also reminded the community that there are measures in...
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then it is likely the cartoonist's pen, chock full of underlying meaning and different ways of seeing an issue, may be worth so many more. Take a look at this week past's line-up of cartoons as...
The young Jamaican athletes performed exceptionally well at the Penn Relays, making the entire country proud. They were victourous in several events, even though the conditions were different from what they were accustomed to.
Coach Herb McKenley was very impressed with the Penn Relays team, as he said they performed extremely well in conditions that they were not accustomed to. The team was celebrated by hundreds of schoolboys and schoolgirls as they returned to the...
The 'One Love Concert For Peace' was a huge success. The attendees were happy with the running of the show but the highlight of the night was when the star called the political leaders on stage. Published Monday, April 24, 1978 Love, Peace...
The captain of the Jamaican cricket team was pleased with their victory, even though they did not win the shield. He shared that the players did their best but were plagued by anxiety, and that contributed to them not finishing on top. Published...
Prime Minister P.J. Patterson put the population at ease as he announced a rollback on gasolene in Parliament. He also shared that, for those persons whose houses were damaged, the Government will decide how they will be assisted. Published...
A man was found with 2lbs of gold up his bottom at an airport in India The passenger had arrived on an Air Arabia flight to the city of Jaipur on Friday (22.04.22), and officials claimed that he "was looking suspicious from his manners"....
