CRIME CRUSADE - NGOs back Lewin's call for social-intervention programme
Police Commissioner, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, has issued an urgent call for civil society's participation in a sustained social-intervention programme to combat the country's high crime level. In a positive response, several representatives of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have reaffirmed their commitment to the approach...
The gift of a child - Fostering at Christmas
"Shanay adds joy to the household. We love her, she loves us, and the bond with the family could not be stronger," says a smiling Monica Gilbert, an accounting clerk, as she shares her joy with The Sunday Gleaner in the comfort of her living room.
Universities say crime beyond their control
Completing assignments, meeting deadlines and partying are supposed to be the major concerns of most university students. But for many attending some of Jamaica's tertiary institutions, issues of security and safety have taken centre stage.
Will downtown Kingston ever be restored?
The rickety, old buildings are like festering sores marring the physical beauty of the city. Many of them have been there for years, neglected by their owners and the authorities alike. Several of them are old business buildings, rising high in the heart of the downtown Kingston area, while others are houses located in the midst of the growing commercial district
Government stepping in to help the homeless
Hope is coming for the island's homeless in the new year as government keeps on top of plans to develop and improve shelters and programmes for street people. Speaking with The Sunday Gleaner, Carol Anthony, a member of the Board of Supervision, says the new strategic plan is awaiting full implementation.
Farming in the inner city
Eighth Street in Greenwich Town, Kingston, is far from being your 'average' inner-city area. At first glance, one would probably disagree, but before you do, just think, when was the last time you saw a farm in an inner-city area? Or, even sunflowers that were actually beautiful, for that matter?
Bicentenary conference ends in great excitation
In collaboration with the Jamaica National Bicentenary Committee and the Institute of Jamaica, and in this, the bicentenary of the abolition of the British transatlantic trade in Africans, it was only fitting that the 10th conference of the Society for Caribbean Research (SOCARE) convened under the theme, 'Discourses of Resistance: Identity, Freedom and Reconciliation'.
PM gives at Christmas
Prime Minister Bruce Golding (centre) and wife Lorna give 92-year-old Veronica Carter-Brown, a resident of Tivoli Gardens in West Kingston, a gift package.
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