10 Historical Facts About Rebel Salute
In 2018, Rebel Salute celebrates its 25th anniversary. It has evolved from an annual one-night ‘birthnight bash’ at Fayor’s Entertainment Centre in Mandeville to a globally recognised cultural event,...
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Your news in a nutshell PM: Ja not under tsunami threat Commish blames improper management for Palisadoes gridlock Portlanders rally to shake off flood, mud Electronic medical records coming NWC...
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Your news in a nutshell US diplomat says travel advisory shouldn’t cause alarm No hatchet to bury between Montague, Quallo US travel advisory worries JHTA head Gleaner inks deal with RSPL Novelette...
View Article7 ‘Profile’ Moments From The Life of Ian Boyne
A journalist for almost 30 years, Ian Anthony Boyne, CD, 60, was one of Jamaica’s most prolific, well-known and respected media personalities. His many accomplishments were beyond remarkable, and his...
View ArticleOur Future On Fire: 3 Instances of Fires at Places Of Safety in Jamaica
Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre – May 2009 On May 22, 2009 there was a fire at the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Facility in St. Ann, in which seven young girls died. Five girls perished in the...
View ArticleTimeline: The 2017-18 Police Car Procurement Fiasco
Background to the issue The impasse between the Government of Jamaica and contracted car provider, O’Brien’s International Car Sales, has lasted for almost a year now. O’Brien’s was contracted to...
View ArticlediGJamaica’s Top 10 Takeaways from #KBF2018’s Creating Creative Capital Workshop
Kingston Book Festival 2018 (#KBF2018) is on, and has rolled out its vast lineup of events for eight days, from March 4-11. On Wednesday, they hosted a workshop on ‘Creating Creative Capital’ at The...
View ArticleMenopause & Menstruation In One – A Jamaican Male’s Ordeal with Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is often called an invisible disease because it presents no outward or visible signs of illness, yet it greatly affects the ability of its patients to function normally. Characterised by...
View ArticleJamaican Tales of Running Belly
Emergencies are emergencies. They can catch you anywhere anytime, completely unexpected. One of the most dreaded of these emergencies is what Jamaicans refer to as ‘running belly’. You hear the term...
View ArticleWhat is a News Ombudsman?
According to the Organisation of News Ombudsmen (ONO), a news ombudsman is a person who: … receives and investigates complaints from newspaper readers or listeners or viewers of radio and television...
View ArticleInflation (Actually, Deflation) Continues Into April
We are now 4 months into the new year and we have yet to experience one month of inflation. Four consecutive months of deflation has left us with a year to date Inflation figure of -0.6% (or deflation...
View ArticleCicely Delphine Williams – A Jamaican Woman Inventor & Scientist
The Hon Dr Cicely Delphine Williams OM, CMG, DM, MD, DSc, FRCP (1893-1992) Cicely Williams, born at Kew Park, Darhston, Westmoreland, is a Jamaican pioneer in the field of paediatrics. According to Dr...
View ArticleTropical Storm Names 2018
June 1 through November 30 is recognised annually as the Atlantic Hurricane Season. This is the time during which tropical storms and hurricane systems usually form in the Atlantic Ocean. Since 1950,...
View Article7 Facts About Hurricanes In Jamaica
The hurricane season lasts from June to November. Jamaica, along with several other Caribbean islands and mainland territories, falls into what is commonly understood to be the Atlantic hurricane belt,...
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PharmWatch Jamaica: Sustaining Pharmacovigilance
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), pharmacovigilance is defined as the science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects or...
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Don’t Just Drink – Drink Water!
Christopher Serju PhotoThe Yallahs River in St. Thomas is a major source of piped water for Jamaica. Water is life. You’ve heard it said very many times. And no doubt, you’ve registered the fact...
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Your news in a nutshell Low employment among skilled disabled Public health over ganja economic gains-Tufton Gunmen murder pensioner, schoolboy Warren walks but Parliament wants NESol classification...
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Earning the Least: Jamaica’s Minimum Wage Situation
What is minimum wage? Minimum wages have been defined as “the minimum amount of remuneration that an employer is required to pay wage earners for the work performed during a given period, which cannot...
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Jamaica’s Minimum Wage Laws – Excerpts
The Minimum Wage Act of Jamaica was passed in 1938 after much upheaval about the inequities that existed in our post-colonial society, especially in a time when labour unions were helping to set the...
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Your news in a nutshell J’cans urged to make use of Ja Eye Residents blame Windalco for Rio Cobre contamination Riverton fire possibly arson Tertiary education system being rescheduled JAAA supports...
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