JACRA to facilitate increase in regulated agricultural commodities
The Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) will be seeking to facilitate an increase in the production of regulated agricultural commodities by at least 20 per cent in the 20024/25 fiscal year. This is contained in the...
NOT ENOUGH
JAMAICA LABOUR Party (JLP) stalwart and former Cabinet Minister Derrick Smith says the changes coming out of Sundays Central Executive meeting are not enough, asserting that restructuring is also needed among the partys deputy leaders. Smith...
Man freed of cocaine charges 17 years later
WESTERN BUREAU: Seventeen years after he was arrested on cocaine charges and his case adjourned sine die without a clear date for continuation, Mickey Miller left the St James Parish Court a free man after all the charges against him were dismissed...
‘Boxing can help curb violence in schools'
Boxing may be viewed by some people as a barbaric sport, but for Dr Lola Cunningham it can be a helpful tool to curb crime and violence among students and as an alternative to work off their pent-up anger if it is introduced in schools. Cunningham...
Coffee roastery in Finland launches AI-generated blend
An artisan roastery based in the Finnish capital has introduced a coffee blend that has been developed by artificial intelligence, in a trial in which its hoped that technology can ease the workload in a sector that traditionally prides itself on...
Local, int'l acts deliver at well-organised Fun in the Son
Fresh off the plane, international gospel artistes TobyMac and Kirk Franklin did not disappoint at the Best Dressed Chicken Fun in the Son gospel concert held on Saturday at the National Stadium. It was hard to keep still during TobyMacs...
Editorial | Educate about swine flu
It is not this newspapers style or intention to be alarmist. It is, however, axiomatic that societies are likely to make better and more prudent decisions, the greater their access to relevant information. Put another way, there is intrinsic value...
Letter of the Day | Can we prevent the next school tragedy?
THE EDITOR, Madam: It was just another Thursday afternoon at Irwin High School when a 15-year-old boy was stabbed outside the school. This tragedy exposes a horrifying reality: school violence. Recently, a school in Kingston was forced to close...
The Clarkes' love story rooted in faith
For many couples, courtship is about learning about each other before marriage. But, for Nicolette Henry and Daniel Clarke, they knew instantly. And, like most beautiful things, the pair made their first acquaintance in church. “We attend the same...
KWL cops two prestigious OAS-CIP awards
Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) has copped two prestigious awards from the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) of the Organization of American States (OAS) as the organisation celebrates the 10th anniversary of the awards....
‘Enough is enough'
LONDON (AP): UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged Monday that the first deportation flights carrying migrants who enter the country illegally to Rwanda would leave in 10-12 weeks, as he vowed to end the parliamentary deadlock over a key policy...