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The debate about the importation of used tyres, which is now occupying the minds of some Jamaicans, has been ongoing around the world for years.The fact is that countries in North America and Europe have billions of used tyres that they want to get rid...

With food prices soaring on the international scene, the Government and the Opposition have united to insist on the need for Jamaicans to "grow what we eat and eat what we grow".

Lackston Robsinson, the public servant described as the point man on extradition matters in the Solicitor General's office, yesterday told the Manatt-Dudus commission of enquiry that it was his opinion...

Eleven-year-old Janeel Whyte, a student of Denham Town Primary School in west Kingston, was forced to live in fear when men with barking guns last May engaged members of the security forces in his community during a deadly clash....

Extensive medical research confirms the wisdom of many generations of mothers, 'Don't miss breakfast, it's the most important meal of the day'.Eating breakfast is a vital step towards optimal health.

ATTORNEY GENERAL and Justice Minister Dorothy Lightbourne, who piloted the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) bill through the Senate, says it was the intention of lawmakers to give the commission powers to lay charges against members...

Former Cabinet members in the People's National Party administration, in which former Minister of National Security Dr Peter Phillips served, yesterday came out swinging against the Jamaica Labour Party Government...

The Greeks worshipped Priapus, the god of fertility and the male genitals. In medical terminology, 'priapism' is a term used to denote an erection lasting for more than four hours but, unlike the god it is named after, it has no association with sex....

With no help coming from the Government, it took the kindness of a former judge in The Cayman Islands and her three children to help ease the pain of a Jamaican teenage girl who was badly burnt while in the care of the State at the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre.

After more than 35 years of operating a successful water-sports business in Ocho Rios, St Ann, Garfield Dussard is packing up and heading to Falmouth, Trelawny.

LONDON, England: IN THE minds of many Jamaicans, coming to countries like the United Kingdom (UK) is the chance to fulfil their dreams of a better life.

GRAMMY-WINNING reggae star Buju Banton, who was found guilty of drug charges in the United States Middle District Court, Florida Division, last week and who now faces 15 years to life imprisonment, will join the ranks of thousands of Jamaican males incarcerated in the United States.