The dreadlocks of Rupert Rickards are more than 10 feet long, and the Rastafarian says it requires two bottles of shampoo and half a bottle of conditioner each time he washes his hair.
One in three high schools across the island is failing to register more than half its grade 11 cohort for mathematics and English Language Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams, data from the Ministry of...
The Government might have to shell out millions of dollars to settle claims for wrongful arrest, false imprisonment and wrongful death filed against the police force.
As schools reopen tomorrow, 14 students who will be entering high school for the first time are now resting comfortably, following a whirlwind shopping spree they were treated to last Friday.
Millions of dollars have been spent by the health ministry to improve conditions at the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) in downtown Kingston, but it is still taking many months before the results of doctor-ordered tests are ready.
The recent fatal beating of Mario Deane at the Barnett Street Police Station in St James, allegedly by fellow inmates, has put the spotlight on jail cells and the charge that the police are turning a blind eye while the accused come in for deadly attacks.
Jennica and Shelly-AnnA sports star and a student athlete unite for childrenShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (left) meets student athlete Jennica Sterling for the first time.Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (left) and Jennica Sterling reminding the world that they are...
Local Catholics have lined up behind their American counterparts who have urged persons doing the increasingly popular ice bucket challenge not to send their money to the ALS Association.
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising members of the public that they may encounter some inconvenience with the processing of driver's licences at revenue service centres islandwide.
IN THE bed, the living room, the backyard, front yard, school yard, play field and even in the church yard, Jamaican youngsters are always wrestling one another.
The pending Commission of Enquiry into the military incursion in western Kingston took another step towards reality yesterday when three commissioners were sworn in at The Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
A JAMAICA URBAN TRANSIT COMPANY (JUTC) driver, who claimed to have injured his back after the bus he was driving fell into potholes in the Corporate Area, has been awarded close to $1 million by a high court judge.
Derrick Kellier, the acting minister of agriculture and fisheries, has announced that the ministry has begun to put measures in place to make agro parks and greenhouse farming a viable option to combat Jamaica's ongoing drought conditions.
PRIME MINISTER Portia Simpson Miller said yesterday that she will miss Roger Clarke's "wise counsel, his tremendous sense of duty to public life and his outstanding contribution to agriculture".Clarke, the country's agriculture minister and close...
WILLIAM J.C. Hutchinson, Roger Clarke's first opponent in a parliamentary election, says the late politician endeared himself to people; it made him unbeatable at the polls...
Improving the efficiency and productivity of local farmers was on Roger Clarke's mind even as he recuperated from surgery in Florida, United States of America, with the anticipation of soon returning to the helm of the agriculture ministry....
THE NATIONAL Commercial Bank (NCB) Insurance Health and Wellness zone was a hit at the second staging of the Flow Back 2 School fair in Montego Bay on Sunday.This was an important component of the event and many parents were able to attest to that as...
Western Bureau: Kenneth Singh was more than a campaign manager to Roger Clarke in Central Westmoreland. He was a friend. So 14 days ago when Singh died and the message was relayed to Clarke in Florida where he was recovering from back surgery ...
Roger Harold Clifford Clarke, the colourful Comrade who captivated cohorts on the political platform, yesterday took his last breath in one of a series of ironic dramatic twists. Clarke, who ruled...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: THE GOVERNMENT of Canada has donated US$100,000 (approximately J$11 million) for the redevelopment of the Cecil Charlton Park through partnership with Caribbean Local Economic Development Project...
Western Bureau: Jamaicans in New York yesterday added their voices to the ongoing call for justice for Mario Deane by staging a protest at the Jamaican Consulate in New York. The 31-year-old construction worker died on Independence Day...
WESTERN BUREAU:The St James Parish Council is awaiting words from the Korean Export Import Bank and the Korean Government on its request for a grant or loan funding to install a US$15-million Integrated Operation Control...
