'Stop discriminating' - Charles calls for an end to HIV screening at the workplace
LABOUR MINISTER Pearnel Charles has warned employers not to discriminate against persons living with HIV/AIDS. "There should be no discrimination against workers based on real or perceived HIV status," Charles said...
Gov't to develop youth training programme
GOVERNMENT IS to spend $82 million on approximately 2,000 students next year under a Career Advancement Programme (CAP) ,aimed at certifying and training unattached youths.Education Minister Andrew Holness, who gave details of the programme in Parliament Tuesday...
Top award for hard-working volunteer
It was a job for a volunteer, and when no one wanted to do it, Dr Lucille Buchanan, fresh from high school, volunteered. That job would propel her to the helm of a prestigious institution. Buchanan, national president of the United Nations ...
Cop gets off larceny rap
A policeman who was sentenced in 2007 to 12 months' imprisonment for larceny of a motor car has been freed by the Court of Appeal. Constable Gairy Reid, who was on bail pending the outcome of his appeal, was freed following...
Salvation Army keeps on giving
Unlike many organisations that have tightened their purse strings because of the economic crisis, the Salvation Army has stepped up its donations as more persons are seeking their services, says Divisional Commander Major...
Christmas cheer for Jerusalem Children's Home
It was cheering voices and pretty smiles that greeted government minister Andrew Gallimore on his visit to the Jerusalem Children's Home in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Tuesday. "How are you, sir? We thank you for being here...
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HOTTEST TOPICS ON THE COCKTAIL CIRCUIT - 'Stone' is the one! 1. Word is it's now a deal cast in 'Stone' as the consultant is now the shortlisted one for the post of consul general to New ...
JASL hopes for more aid for annual treat
With just days to go before the annual treat for children living with and affected by HIV and AIDS, Stacy-Ann Jarrett, executive director of the Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL), is hoping that more people will come on board to assist ...
Jamaica AIDS Support celebrates 18 years
Eighteen years and counting. This is the proud declaration from Stacy-Ann Jarrett, executive director the Jamaica AIDS Support For Life (JASL), as the pioneering institution celebrates another anniversary of providing a myriad of services...