Too few cops - Police training facilities said to be inadequate
Failure to make good on a multimillion-dollar pact to upgrade the Jamaica Constabulary Force's (JCF) training facilities at Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, is hampering its capacity to meet the manpower needs of the force.
JDF changes head
Against a backdrop of the green hills of St. Andrew, and marching and transfixed soldiers, Major General Stewart Saunders officially took over the role of Chief of Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) during a Change of Command Parade at the Polo Field at Up Park Camp in St. Andrew, yesterday afternoon.
Light bulb saga could blow PNP's election chances
Political commentators say the controversial deal involving the Cuban light bulb programme could adversely affect the People's National Party's (PNP) chances of winning the local government election, which is due in...
Police look forward to 40-hour work week
Rank-and-file cops are confident they will see the implementation of a 40-hour work week early next financial year.
Former tourism minister weighs in on Lynch appointment
WESTERN BUREAU: Former Minister of Tourism Frank Pringle has added his voice to the controversy surrounding the appointment of John Lynch as chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB). In an interview with The Sunday...
Jamaicans urged to capitalise on technology
OCHO RIOS, St. Ann: President of the Jamaica Computer Society (JCS), Nigel Henry, has challenged Jamaicans to seek ways in which the country can capitalise on the many benefits to be derived from the effective application of technology.
Growing up in St Ann
It was tough growing up as a youngster in the farming district of Murray Mountains, St. Ann, where Police Commissioner Lucius Thomas lived during childhood, with his mother and eight siblings, in a poor home, where sometimes the next was meal was uncertain.
Climate change spurs dengue early warning system for the Caribbean
Very little is said about the role of climate change in the outbreak and spread of mosquito-borne diseases in the Caribbean. People usually blame poverty and poor vector control for mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria, yellow fever and dengue.
Seeking to bring the disabled into mainstream
It would be a landmark effort in making the disabled more accepted in the social strata. A new law to protect the rights of the disabled and create opportunities for them is likely to be implemented by next year.
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