It was not a merry Christmas for scores of Jamaicans who were without water on Christmas Day after the National Water Commission (NWC) suspended services in some communities across the island due to a combination of issues.Several residents in the...
Students with learning disabilities have been assured that special consideration will be given to those who will be sitting the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) next year.The assurance was given yesterday by Minister of State in the Ministry of Education...
Given what they believe to be "a culture of death" in the country, members of the Lawyers' Christian Fellowship (LCF) are urging Jamaicans to reject abortion and instead place more efforts on saving mothers and their unborn babies.Towards this end,...
The public has to wait another year or more before they can fully access the services provided by the St James-based Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), which has been plagued by air-quality problems for the last two years.It is estimated that the...
The ban of United States (US) anti-gay pastor Steven Anderson from Jamaica and Prime Minister Andrew Holness's proclamation that he has no problem admitting gays in his Cabinet were lauded by one United Nations (UN) representative as positive moves....
As the obesity crisis worsens in Jamaica, one senior medical practitioner has cautioned his colleagues against using terms such as 'fat' in reference to their patients, and has urged them to start making practical changes to their offices to...
While gynaecologic oncologist Dr Matthew Taylor does not believe that some of the negative symptoms attributed to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine are true, he feels that the Government erred in not addressing some of the concerns raised by...
