Archive for November, 2008

For many years, Jamaicans have been tuning in to the Back to the Bible radio broadcasts to receive their daily teachings from the Christian scriptures about the character of God and the way one should live. The ministry of Back to the Bible in Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean is facing serious financial obstacles.

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TWENTY PER cent of tourists who participated in an HIV and AIDS survey indicated that they have had sex with acquaintances that they met while on their trip to Jamaica, with only 49 per cent reported using condoms.

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THE CONTRACTOR General has recommended that criminal charges be laid against the acting managing director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company, JUTC, Bindley Sangster. Greg Christie made the recommendation in a report on a special probe into the awarding of some contracts at the state-run bus company.

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It is believed that it will take the active, conscious and creative participation of young people to ensure the sustainability of the agricultural sector. As such, Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of agriculture, in August launched a young farmers’ programme geared at encouraging 500 youth into the sector. But 20-year-old Miguel Mullings needed no motivation to do just that.

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The appointment of John Lynch as both chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) and Director of Tourism has raised the ire of the Opposition People’s National Party.

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The police were kept busy in downtown Kingston yesterday morning trying to round up students who were seemingly prepared to miss school for the day. After more than an hour, the police held nine girls and a boy – dressed in uniform – from one high school, who were absconding….

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While Jamaica Sugar Cane Growers’ Association Chairman Allan Rickards says he has a fallback plan if divestment talks with Brazilian company Infinity Bio-Energy flounder, Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is remaining mum on the issue….

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Fishermen coasting along a Trelawny shoreline late one June night spotted men loading sand into trucks on a vacant beach. As they inched closer, they could see a police car and a front-end loader busy at work. They could not understand how the popular property owner, a Rastaman…

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