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Archive for March, 2009


‘Black Farmer’ wants Chippenham – Entrepreneur Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones bids for UK constituency seat

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TORONTO, Canada: Jamaica-born British entrepreneur, Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, has ambitions of becoming the Conservative Party’s member of Parliament (MP) for Chippenham, and the first black candidate to run in that constituency for which he was selected…

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Health authority trains workers to treat diabetes

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Fifty-two health-care workers within the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) are now better equipped with the necessary skills to help diabetic patients control their condition.The personnel, who included doctors, nurses, nutritionists, and dieticians…

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Sex Offences Bill withdrawn

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Prime Minister Bruce Golding last Tuesday in Gordon House withdrew the Sexual Offences Bill. He said that a significant number of amendments had to be made following the debate and thus the bill needed to be reprinted…

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Building leaders – the Obistan model

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It may be small in size but it is big on exceptional performances. Around since 1971, Obistan Kinder Preparatory continues to produce excellent and well-rounded students, many of whom have become successful in many fields…

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St Thomas infirmary rears own poultry

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The St Thomas Infirmary is now self-sufficient in poultry, as the protein source is produced on the premises in Morant Bay.Financing of the project, valued at some US$10,400, was provided by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United…

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Sex education for tots

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EXPERTS SAY sex education should be given to children as young as five years old in an attempt to combat teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, as well as to protect against paedophiles and sexual predators.

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Walker resolute – Despite officer being shot at, customs chief vows to fight on

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In the wake of an attempt to shoot a customs officer as he left work on Friday night, Commissioner of Customs Danville Walker said yesterday that his department remained resolute against corruption.

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PILL UNDER PRESSURE – Local companies blocked from selling cheap, life-saving drug

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JAMAICAN pharmaceutical company, Indies Pharma, is gearing up for a court battle with international drug-manufacturing giant, Pfizer-USA, over local distribution of hypertension medication used by thousands of Jamaicans living with the debilitating illness.

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