Uptowners snub churches - Upscale communities oppose location of places of worship
While the Guiness Book of Records lists Jamaica as the country with the most churches per square mile, the majority of these places of worship are based in poor communities.
Upscale communities almost uniformly have no churches, with residents instead travelling...
Vox Pop
What would you do if you became aware that members of your church were associated with criminals, or that they benefited from the proceeds of crime?
Women to the frontline - More females emerging as church leaders
The church in Jamaica is seeing the emergence of more female preachers - a major change in the male dominance that has existed for decades. Although several churches still do not allow women to preach or hold leadership positions...
Don't blame us - Church leaders say they are doing their part in the fight against crime
AS THE nation continues to struggle to find answers to the crime problem, more and more fingers are being pointed at the Christian church for its perceived failure to play a lead role....
Quietly making a difference - Church leaders say no need to announce the many social programmes in which they are involved
WESTERN BUREAU: POLITICIANS WERE convinced they could do it; the security forces thought they had the formula; but church members are the only group allowed safe passage in many inner-city communities today. Yet, the criticisms continue that the Church is not doing enough....
More surprises at Spencer's trial
CROWN WITNESS Rodney Chin delivered one surprise after another but no bombshell while he spent last week on the witness stand as the Cuban light-bulb corruption trial resumed. The prosecution, that last September...
New Portland bridge under threat from Rio Grande
The Alligator Church Bridge, which serves a number of communities including Mill Bank, Comfort Castle and Bellevue, has undergone a series of heavy batterings over the past six days, as torrential rainfall continues...
Privatisation should be meaningful
Recently, the administration announced the intention to do some large privatisations. It is, therefore, timely to consider the ways in which the benefits to Jamaica can be enhanced by choosing the right way to do the transactions...
HONOURABLE HOMES - 32 Marcus Garvey Way an unfit hero's home
Marcus Garvey Way, St Ann's Bay, is a long sloping and, at points, winding road. From the busy main street cutting through the St Ann capital it is a gradual, straightforward climb away from the commercial hubbub, through a mixed commercial ...
Portmore hopes for tourists from Lakeland
TOURISM AND educational exchanges are two likely developments from the recent twinning of the municipality of Portmore, St Catherine, with the city of Lakeland, Florida, in the Unites States of America...