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...
Motivated and equipped JCF will deliver results Recently, there have been a few success stories where the JCF has yielded significant results as it relates to crime and violence in the country. Persons are put at ease when there are arrests and...
A female constable lost her gun while relieving herself in a bushy area along the Llandovery main road. Having realised and returned to the area, the gun had been moved. It was found by a resident and taken to a JP who returned it to the police...
Robert Montague resigned from the Cabinet with immediate effect. Sources from the party say that persons have been wanting Montague to leave but had to tread lightly because of his influence in the party. There are also concerns about party secrets...
Vendors are left distraught as millions of dollars went up in flames. This is the third fire in the commercial district in three weeks. Vendors are calling for the Government to build concrete shops for greater protection from such disasters. Bread...
The Dutch investigators say they are now satisfied after getting the responses from the PNP functionaries. They had prepared questions for the group and they were answered in the Supreme Court. The attorneys representing members of the PNP say...
Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Winston Smith says there is a yawning gap between public and private schools in Jamaica. He argues that private schools foster a better environment for learning and that assessments need to be...
Minister of Finance Dr Nigel Clarke announced that new banknotes will in circulation by the end of the year. The notes will improve in aesthetics as well as durability. The features will be more easily identified by the visually impaired....
Entertainer Tommy Lee has been transferred from the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre to a St Catherine facility. The entertainer was hospitalised after an altercation with correctional officers a few weeks ago. State Minister Zavia Mayne says...
A saddened Jamaica on March 16, 1997, buried one of its famous sons, former Prime Minister Michael Manley, in a ceremony witnessed by thousands. Dignitaries from more than 60 countries came together in mourning for the 72-year-old Manley, who died...
Though Michael Manley was ailing for some time, people were still overcome with grief at the news of his death. Manley made significant contributions to Jamaica before and after he became the prime minister. Saturday, March 8, 1997 Nation mourns...
PM Shearer has lashed out persons who he says are offering to sell the government land at very high rates. He has expressed that government will not be paying what is being asked. The lands are needed to build roads and schools. Tuesday,...
Earl Mountbatten arrived in Jamaica for a three-day visit. He came in from Antigua. Princess Alice was among the guests at a dinner party held in his honour at King's House. His schedule also included a polo match at Caymanas Park. Saturday,...
Vice-Chairperson for the Soviet National Women’s Committee and the International Secretary of Guyana’s Women’s Progressive Organisation were among the special guests present at yesterday's International Women's Day...
A man became one of the UK's tallest people after suffering from a brain tumour. Andrew Smith, 60, grew to 7 foot 6 inches tall and went up four shoe sizes in the space of just a few months. The growth was caused by a tumour on his pituitary...
The female from Budapest, who has only been named as Sandra, claims that she shares a bed with the toy jet and kisses it every morning and night. She describes the plane as the "best partner she's ever had". Sandra said: "I don...
Chinese experts have carried out virgin births in mice to create offspring from an unfertilised egg and one scientist has claimed that immaculate conception could be possible for females within the next decade. However, it took the researchers...
Experts have studied recordings of more than 7,000 grunts to work out their meaning and are able to match each sound to emotions such as being happy, excited, scared or stressed. It is hoped that the method can be developed into an app to help...
A new study has revealed that scientists have found significant differences in MRI scans of patients before and after the COVID-19 virus. Even after a mild case of coronavirus, the overall size of the brain had shrunk somewhat – with less...
BREMEN: Images of plastic pollution in the ocean and on beaches are now commonplace, and the problem is likely to get worse. Last week, the OECD’s first Global Plastics Outlook revealed a dramatic increase in the plastic waste leaked into...
LONDON: The decision by many multinational corporations to exit Russia, after decades of engagement between global business and Russia’s state-dominated economy, indicates that investors can no longer rely on the regime to enforce the rule of...
KYIV: Although Ukraine’s armed forces are outnumbered by those of Russian President Vladimir Putin invading our country, we take heart from the growing support we are receiving from friends abroad. Nobody should forget that this is not just...
CAMBRIDGE/CHICAGO: Determining how to balance COVID-19 risks in schools around the world has been tricky. While US school leaders are currently debating whether students should be required to wear face masks, schools in Uganda recently reopened for...
NAIROBI: With the right opportunities, women can play a critical role in the social and economic development of Africa. But what interventions are most effective at empowering more African women to seize such opportunities? When women have more say...
Greater care needed for troubled children Children who are placed in the state's care seemed to just be put into a holding area. There is no great care placed on their education or psychological well-being. The children need greater care so...
