Ganja farm kids - Youths taken out of school, put to work in ganja fields
Scores of children - some from very poor families - across Western Jamaica are being lured out of school to work in ganja fields, helping with the mass production of the narcotic drug for export. The increase in ganja production over the past six years has kept Jamaica....
Minimum wage increase
Effective Monday, January 28, the National Minimum Wage will be increased from $3,200 per 40-hour work week to $3,700. This follows Cabinet's approval of the recommendations of the Minimum Wage Advisory Commission for a 15.6 per cent increase.
Cases involving witness statements to be reviewed
WESTERN BUREAU: The police High Command is to conduct a review of all cases in which witness statements have been collected from persons who will not physically appear in court. "The principal point is to ensure the integrity of these cases," Deputy Commissioner of Police...
'Look to Dubai for answers' - Former PSOJ boss urges delegation to visit Middle East
FORMER president of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Peter John Thwaites, is pushing for an enterprise team from Jamaica to visit Dubai. He believes this country's leaders should obtain a blueprint for that Middle East nation's success. ...
VOXPOP
Last week in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court, Detective Constable Carey Lyn-Sue confessed he had fabricated evidence in an April 2006 murder case in which 20-year-old Jason James was charged. Detective Constable Lyn-Sue was at the time attached to the Area One Accident...
Only the literate will sit GSAT - Holness
EDUCATION Minister Andrew Holness has said that very soon no child will be able to sit the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) unless certified literate and numerate. Mr.Holness was contributing to a healthy debate on education in Parliament yesterday.
I don't feel abandoned - Repentant cop
Western Bureau:Detective Constable Carey Lyn-Sue, whose confession about fabricating evidence in a murder case has sparked a national debate on police conduct, said his decision to come clean has united his family and pulled them closer to God....
Special Constable on extortion rap
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: A Special constable who is accused of collecting $20,000 from a motorist instead of prosecuting for a traffic violation, was yesterday granted bail in his own surety when he appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court.
The Gleaner's Confession Booth
If you have been wondering why you sometimes have trouble sleeping at nights, or concentrating for long periods, perhaps you are being haunted by your own ghosts. We want to help you heal. As part of our vision to build a better Jamaica, The Gleaner willingly makes space ...
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