With the impending construction of the Portmore International Hospital, do you have any concerns about using a private hospital versus a public facility?
THE INCESSANT crowing of a rooster just before dawn and the revving of a few cars as they depart the Old Capital in a hurry were the only sounds that competed with the fervent prayers of half a dozen women who stood on a huge rock making intercession for a troubled country.
Among other things, Pope Francis has been vocal on homosexuality within the Catholic Church, the effects of capitalism, helping the poor, the exclusion of women as priests, and the Church's obsession with sensitive topics such as abortion.
Fresh concerns are being raised about the viability of a private health-care facility in Portmore, St Catherine, where final drawings for the long-awaited Portmore International Hospital have been received by the municipal council.
Science, technology and innovation are to play a greater role in national development. This is the word coming out of a review and planning meeting yesterday led by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Phillip Paulwell.
DEBATE ON the no vote, no benefits comment from South St Catherine Member of Parliament Everald Warmington is refusing to wane. Yesterday, The Gleaner asked some Jamaicans who have not voted to comment on Warmington's statement.
A CROCODILE sanctuary set up in Springvale in Cascade, St Mary, in 2012 has residents on edge as they have expressed fear that the reptiles could escape from the sanctuary and endanger residents.
THE LOGISTICS and Investment Task Force is waiting for the World Bank to complete its 2014 Country Partnership strategy that is expected to facilitate the release of funds.
A MEMBER of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has been arrested for murder and conspiracy to murder following a major probe under way by the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM).
Marsha Campbell is an entrepreneur who operates a small bedding-supplies business in Summerfield, Clarendon. She makes a living from making mattresses, pillows, and cushions, as well as artificial flowers in a variety of colours and sizes.
WITH THE many visitors who travelled from across the island and even from overseas to celebrate the rich history of the Trelawny Town Maroons on January 6, the birth date of their founding leader Cudjoe, British High Commissioner David Fitton said while it was important to reflect on their heritage, it was even more important to look forward as there was much other countries could learn from the example of the Maroons.
Dr Parris Lyew-Ayee Jr, director of the Mona GeoInformatics Institute at the University of the West Indies, Mona, has urged Jamaicans not to panic amid numerous predictions of earthquake.Several persons, including...
HELLO MI neighbour! Top of the day to you! That is to say I wish for you lots of up times (as opposed to down times when people are low in their spirits)...
A recent survey has shown that the vast majority of Jamaicans think the Government has done a poor job in educating the country about what a logistics hub is.The investigation, commissioned by the Jamaica National...
Western Bureau: Frustrated by his numerous failed attempts to recruit multilingual workers, businessman Davon Crump, the chief executive officer of Global Outsourcing Solutions Limited, says he might be forced to look outside...
EIGHT OF Jamaica's protected areas are to receive new or updated management and business plans under a project being implemented by the National Environment and Planning Agency.The areas are the: Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, Discovery...
Jamaica will have to clear a few legislative hurdles before the proposed logistics hub can become a reality.High on the agenda will be the phasing out of free zones, which will be replaced by special economic zones,...
Chairman of the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers' Association (AIJCFA), Allan Rickards, has welcomed as long overdue, the announcement by Agriculture Minister Roger Clarke yesterday, that he will be seeking the help...
The Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) president, Dr Mark Nicely, is calling on educators, principals in particular, to view professional development...
Education Minister Ronald Thwaites has indicated that more than 200 schools at the primary level are operating way below their capacity.Thwaites told The Gleaner yesterday that these schools have less than 100 students on...
THE ST Catherine Parish Council has been accused of squatting for several years on lands in Spanish Town belonging to the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC) and resisting attempts to renegotiate a new lease...
Jamaica is among 37 countries worldwide said to be faced with extremely high levels of baseline water stress.The characterisation means that more than 80 per cent of the water available to agricultural, domestic, and industrial users is withdrawn...
South Western St Catherine Member of Parliament (MP) Everald Warmington remained defiant last night as he resisted a storm of disapproval from within and outside the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) of which he is a member.Western Portland MP Daryl Vaz said...
