'Deaf ears … hearing hearts' - School for the deaf celebrates 50 years
Try to imagine 50 years ago in Jamaica. To be born with a hearing impairment or to be born deaf was almost the equivalent of being sentenced to a life of poverty, ostracism and a lack of educational opportunity.
JPS to blame for mass blackout - report
A preliminary report conducted by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has placed responsibility for last month's islandwide blackout squarely at the feet of the Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd (JPS).Investigations carried out by a panel selected...
An icon of Moravian history
For most Jamaicans, the name Archibald John Monteath does not mean much. But it was a name revered in the 19th century by Moravians, and newly freed slaves.
Across the nation
MANDEVILLE, MANCHESTER: Two Haitian nationals and one Jamaican who were arrested for illegal possession of firearm and ammunition on January 29 were remanded when they appeared in the Mandeville Resident Magistrate's Court on...
Cuban eye care in Jamaica
Jamaicans who journey to Cuba for optical treatment each year are soon to have care provided locally, according to Senator Aundré Franklyn, state minister in the Ministry of Health and Environment.Since the Jamaica-Cuba...
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