'Do not place your hope in condoms' - South Africa doctor warns of failure rate and STDs
A leading medical doctor from South Africa says the society is giving young people a false sense of hope that in using condoms, they would be fully protected from HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections. "We give young people the hope of thinking that if they 'condomise'...
Taking care of Jamaica's security forces, dead or alive
Sixty-year-old Vincent Case has spent decades of his life taking care of members of the island's security forces, in life and even in their death. He has the responsibility of providing welfare assistance to teams deployed to areas where intense operations are being conducted. ...
'Dean's' homeless lose hope
The 17 persons now housed at the principal's cottage at Manchioneal, in Portland, are fearful that an epidemic could break out anytime as living conditions at the shelter are not healthy. Those now occupying the make-shift shelter include a one-month-old baby, six adult females...
JNBS, Red Cross to provide $450,000 'dean' assistance
The life of several children who were affected by the passage of Hurricane Dean on August 19, has not yet normalised, with many still displaced and absent from school, some without food and other necessities. In an effort to assist with the readjustment of this most vulnerable group...
No-go for rejected East Hanover ballots
Director of State Proceedings Nicole Foster-Pusey argued yesterday in the Court of Appeal that Resident Magistrate George Burton did not act outside of his jurisdiction when he rejected certain ballots in the Eastern Hanover Constituency....
The Gleaner Honour Awards - Joy Crooks: Making a difference
WESTERN BUREAU: Western Jamaica's mental health ambassador, nurse Joy Crooks, was bolted from the blue 17 years ago with the sight that greeted her in the so-called 'Psychiatric Department' at Montego Bay's Cornwall Regional Hospital.
Stabroek News mounts protest over ads withdrawal
Georgetown, (Stabroek News): Stabroek News on Monday protested outside the Commonwealth Finance Ministers' meeting over the Government's withdrawal of state advertising, but its employees were prevented from holding placards in what Editor-in-Chief David...
La Touche against outsider for commish
Spanish Town, St.Catherine: President of the Returning Residents Association, Percival La Touche, has added his voice to the chorus of persons arguing that no outsider should be considered for the job of Police Commissioner. Addressing the Linstead chapter of the Returning Residents...
Former Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) exec needs help
Faith Hamer, a former first vice-president of the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ), is now living with a type of cancer known as Multiple Myeloma. Innovative IDEAS, in association with Swallowfield Chapel and other friends of Hamer, will be hosting a...
Art trio displays works in Miami
The works of three Jamaican artists are on display at the Dharma Studio in Coconut Grove, Miami.They are Kacey Ferguson, Judy Ann McMillan, and Jonna Brasch. The month-long art show titled 'Respect - A Celebration of Genius' pays tribute to late Jamaican artist...
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