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As children born in Jamaica, they played dandy shandy, bat and ball, hopscotch and jacks. As adults, they have invested in real estate and played a pivotal role in sustaining remittances to the country.

Parish council, JRC in tussle over scrap metalGareth Davis SrGleaner WriterBoundbrook, Portland:Quick action on the part of the Portland Parish Council prevented representatives from the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC) from commencing the cutting-up...

Jamaica has a vested interest in aggressively pursuing South American tourists as this region shows higher tourism growth prospects than the traditional North America market, which is still the island's main supplier of tourists, says a top tourism official.

THE MANGO Valley Pride label has an impressive track record of value-added agricultural products with its sun-dried jackfruit, papaya, and otaheiti being just some of the nutritious snacks which have found favour with lovers of natural food locally and overseas.

He is here to talk about Jesus, suicide bombings, and other acts of terrorism. United Kingdom-based cleric, Sheikh Abdur Raheem Green, is hoping that after his message to Jamaicans this weekend, the perception some persons have of Muslims will change.

VIJAY SMITH'S employees know the drill by heart, having worked the routine for the last five years. Whenever there is a threat of rain in the St Andrew hills, those who live in Annotto Bay stop working immediately and head home.

FIVE YOUNG men from rural Jamaica are undertaking a project that they feel will not only bring them wealth, but would also be good for the environment. They are currently making plastics from fish scales.

PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Manufacturers' Association (JMA), Omar Azan, has sounded a note of caution to the Government as it proposes a five or 2.5 percentage point reduction in the general consumption tax (GCT) ...

A prosecution witness admitted yesterday under cross-examination at the trial of the four policemen charged with the murder of 18-year-old Andre 'Kunte" Thomas of Grants Pen Road, St Andrew, that he told lies in his...

Teacher Pili Chambers (centre) is surrounded by students, while they play The Farmer in a Dell, a ring game, at the St Patrick's Primary School Girls' Day yesterday.

Several financial analysts are in agreement with the assertion by the Bruce Golding administration that the country has emerged from the three-year recession, but cautioned that the economy is still very fragile.Well-known analyst Anne Shirley conceded...

TRADE UNIONIST Vincent Morrison has suggested that the removal of some items from the GCT exempt list could be disastrous for the poor.The Green Paper, tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, said, "It is crucial to note that without ...