Man shot, burnt to death - Mother, children survive attack
Spanish Town, St. Catherine: A mother and her seven children miraculously survived an attack in St. Catherine early yesterday morning by hiding under a bed as gunmen shot her brother and set fire to her five-bedroom home.
Bus runs off road, driver drowns
Port Antonio, Portland: The driver of a Toyota Hiace minibus drowned yesterday after the vehicle ran off the main road at White Rock in Buff Bay, Portland, and plunged into the nearby sea.Three men who were travelling in the...
Government to review security contract of Bustamante Hospital
No FURTHER security contracts will be granted for the Bustamante Hospital for Children until a comprehensive review is conducted, says Minister of Health and Environment, Rudyard Spencer.
Across the nation
MONTEGO BAY, ST. JAMES: Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Charles Sinclair, has commended the Poor Relief Department of the St. James Parish Council for its outstanding success in a care and rehabilitation programme it implemented for the street people and homeless in the parish.
Creating men
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The Gleaner Editors' Forum, held last Thursday, dealt with the role of media and violence prevention. As is common in any recent discussion on violence in Jamaica, the matter of how boys are raised came to the fore.
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