Health

THE MONTH of September has been designated as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month to bring attention to this very common type of cancer that is the leading cause of death in many Jamaican men. Prostate cancer is a major burden in Jamaica. It...

TRACEABILITY AND public access to information are being championed as key to the success of national and global efforts to rein in the plastics pollution. “The traceability of plastic products across their life cycle is essential to identify areas...

The Beecher Foundation has pledged to broaden its outreach programmes to include parenting workshops and seminars to improve child-rearing skills. The initiative, geared towards parents in St Catherine, is scheduled to get under way in November....

THE MINISTRY of Education and Youth’s school furniture project at the Vere Technical High School in Hayes, Clarendon, has been providing a well-needed boost for both students and skilled persons in the community. Burchell Simmons, head of the...

Summer interns with New Fortress Energy (NFE) got the chance to immerse themselves in community volunteerism while demonstrating the power of giving back during the natural gas provider’s annual back-to-school fairs held in Clarendon, Old Harbour,...

Bronx, New York resident, Cleveland Barnes, has been supporting the Freetown Church of God of Prophecy Outreach Foundation for a while now. Recently, he decided to make the trek to the island to see at first hand what he has been sowing into. Last...

The proposed 300-acre plot of land identified for the construction of a state-of-the-art correctional facility is creating anxious moments for residents of Hartlands and adjoining communities in St Catherine. The St Catherine and Tower Street...

WESTERN BUREAU: Winston Smith, the immediate past president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), is urging Prime Minister Andrew Holness to rethink his Government’s decision to discontinue the National Housing Trust (NHT) subsidy for public...

WESTERN BUREAU: WITH TEACHER migration becoming the latest issue for concern in the educational sector, Dr Colin Greene, past president of the Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT), says policymakers should focus on creating greater value for educators...