Cassava threat - Research points to bammy whammy - Overconsumption linked to illnesses
Close to a year after Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton prescribed cassava as an antidote to Jamaica's farm crisis, Northern Caribbean University (NCU) researchers have found that some local cassava food products may be unsafe when eaten for extended periods...
Dining at the dump - One man's garbage is another's food
He said he was in the eighth grade, but he was not at school because he had no lunch money. As the rays of the mid-morning sun hit his brown eyes, he squinted. His short, black, curly hair glistened but the dirt on his discoloured face could not mask his frustration...
Phillips searching too hard for a voice
It appears that Dr Peter Phillips is naked without a leadership position in the People's National Party (PNP), so much so that he has exposed his party to a fresh round of heckling in the House of Representatives...
CSEC students urged to practise and rest
Western Bureau: In anticipation of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations in May, high-school students in the west took one final opportunity to participate in The Gleaner's Youthlink CSEC Seminar on Wednesday...
Fire-victim mom of seven gets help
An outpouring of interest and empathy has been sparked by The Gleaner's feature on the plight of 54-year-old Yvette Sterling and her family, who are now displaced because of a fire that razed their home in 2007.
Half of Jamaican teen girls forced to have sex - 94% of adolescent pregnancies unplanned, study reveals
Forty-nine per cent of girls aged 15-17 in Jamaica's capital, Kingston, have reportedly experienced sexual coercion or violence. One-third stated that they had been persuaded or forced to participate in their first sexual experience, a study has revealed...
HIV/AIDS fight gets $576m boost
The Ministry of Health's efforts to enhance universal access to treatment, care, and preventative measures for persons living with HIV/AIDS have been boosted by the $576 million allocated in the 2009/10 Estimates of Expenditure.The project, funded by a grant...
'Intermestic' issues, ethics in politics - Interview with Abraham Lowenthal (Part 2)
Continuing my interview of March 10, 2009 with Dr Abraham Lowenthal, internationally recognised authority on Latin American/Caribbean/US relations, he commented:"A lot of the issues in United States relations with the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico ...