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FARM, Manchester: More than 1,500 residents from Farm and surrounding communities in South Manchester will benefit from a new maternity unit established at the Farm Community Centre by more than 70 volunteers....

The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) and the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) were yesterday lauded by The Gleaner Company for their effectiveness in the Jamaican business community through their various initiatives and advocacy...

TAMPA, Florida (AP):Jamaican reggae singer Buju Banton's retrial in Florida has been pushed back to February.United States District Judge James Moody had said Buju's new trial would be in December...

THE 80 FARMERS from north St Catherine who have been selected to benefit under the European Union Banana Support Programme (EUBSP)-funded project 'Diversify to Compete' have embraced the initiative....

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has expressed deep regret at the death yesterday afternoon of famed restaurateur Norma Shirley. Golding noted that the passing of Shirley, who is often described as the Grand Dame of Caribbean Cuisine...

Stakeholders seeking improved conditions for people with epilepsy are bemoaning that Jamaica is still without a coordinated system to respond to individuals with the neurological condition. According to Dr Amza Ali, president of the Jamaican League...

Jamaica is to host the Second North American Regional Caribbean Congress on Epilepsy scheduled to take place in St Andrew from November 5-6.The congress, which will be held at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston, will bring together professionals...

A meeting to discuss Hurricane Tomas has been scheduled for this morning among Jamaica's emergency response and relief agencies, including the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM)....

Kingston Mayor Desmond McKenzie is claiming that squatter settlements like that along the Sandy Park gully in St Andrew, where six members of one family perished during rains associated with Tropical Storm Nicole more than a month ago, are created by...

A Jamaican woman will face an immigration hearing today which will ultimately decide whether she will get back her six-month-old baby.The motion filed with the Federal Court of Canada, on behalf of Lakia Spacey, 30, to stay her deportation, which is set...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has issued a final warning that it will take action against its members who continue to park in front of the Jamaica Police Cooperative Credit Union (JPCCU) building.

For decades, Jamaicans have accepted that the way to help someone having an epileptic seizure, popularly referred to as 'fits', is to take off their left shoe and cover their nose.