Author: Clivette

PM confident country will achieve growth target

November 17, 2017 in Regional

PRIME Minister Andrew Holness remains confident that Jamaica will achieve its target of five per cent growth in the next three years. “People have said it is an overly ambitious target, but I am strongly of the view that we will achieve the growth targets set....

Masked man: Irving returns as Celtics win 13th straight

November 15, 2017 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_19825" align="alignleft" width="300"] Kyrie Irving #11 of the Boston Celtics reacts during the first half of the NBA game against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on November 14, 2017 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City.[/caption] NEW YORK (AP) -- Kyrie Irving really...

Caribbean women have higher rate of obesity…

November 15, 2017 in Regional

Diabetes, a major contributor to premature death, is estimated to affect 10-15% of the adult population in the Caribbean Region. The disease is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attack and stroke and responsible for high rates of complications, such as lower limb amputation. The...