Divine help - Children's Advocate says church attendance will curb delinquency in Jamaica
A CALL has been made for more parents to get their children involved in Sunday school and other church-related activities, as part of the ongoing effort to cut the nation's rising crime rate and juvenile delinquency. Children's Advocate Mary Clarke said yesterday there was a need...
Prime Minister of Jamaica calls for Tivoli shooting inquest
Prime Minister Bruce Golding is recommending a coroner's inquest be held to determine how five men were killed by members of the security forces in Tivoli Gardens, west Kingston, on Sunday."It would be necessary for us to secure as early a coroner's inquest as possible," Mr. Golding said...
Mico to attract more men to college
Concerned that there is a gender imbalance at The Mico University College, Dr. Claude Packer, principal, says the institution will this year be making a concerted effort to attract more men. The female to male ratio at Mico currently stands at four to one.
Review body completes first public libel forum
The Justice Hugh Small-chaired committee, set up to review and make recommendations to reform Jamaica's libel and slander laws, took the discussion to the public on Tuesday evening. Participants at a forum held at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) in Manchester cited ...
VP resigns from Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) after blackout
JUST A week after a major system failure at the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) left the nation in total darkness - for the third time in just 18 months - a senior member of the light and power company's management team has stepped down....
Litany of breaches at Bureau of Standards
Payments and benefits amounting to more than $8 million, made to a former senior officer at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) in breach of established government guidelines, ranks high on the litany of violations reported by former Auditor General Adrian Strachan...
New rule splits hair at Labour Ministry
The approximately 500 interviewees, who yesterday travelled to the East Street, Kingston offices of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, came well-groomed and armed with their documents. However, as the men were told that only short haircuts would be accepted...
Thursday talk - HOTTEST TOPICS ON THE COCKTAIL CIRCUIT
Missing cash 1. It has been very hush-hush for weeks, but finally the story broke. There are differing views as to what exactly happened to the funds though. No 'toy-boy' anymore! 2. Friends of the one out west, who has been behaving ...
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