PALS urges national school safety policy
In response to a spate in violence in some Jamaican schools this year, peace advocacy group PALS has called on authorities to implement and enforce standard security policies nationwide. Speaking with The Gleaner last week, Janilee Abrikian, general manager of Peace And Love...
Sowing a seed for peace - Veteran farmer is crucial link between agriculture and non-violence
Icilyn Singh, a 78-year-old resident of Bushy Park in St Catherine, is best known in her community for supplying callaloo seeds to local farming supply stores at $400 per pound. The business, 30 years strong, has expanded since then and now her daughter-in-law, Collette Khawalsingh ...
High marks for inner-city school revamp project
When The Gleaner team settled down inside the cosy conference room at the Ministry of Education's Education Transformation Team's (ETT) headquarters in New Kingston last week, coordinator of the Inner-City School Improvement Project, Margaret Brissett-Bolt, spoke proudly...
'We need a values change'
The problem of poor parenting skills and a lack of concern for the well-being of the nation's children has been put forward as part of the reasons for the apparent breakdown of moral values and respect in the country's educational institutions. Dr Grace...
Proper parenting required for youth
Western Bureau: Dionne Gallimore-Rose, the family court judge for St James, Hanover and Westmoreland, is urging parents to practise proper parenting as a way of minimising the increasing rate of carnal abuse cases among children. Speaking at a foster parent awards banquet...
Brand Jamaica = Brand Incivility
New Zealand, the country in which I have lived for the past four years, says it will not send its netballers (the Silver Ferns) to Jamaica because of fears for their safety. Recently, the Economist magazine wrote about the 'sun, sea and crime' in Jamaica...
Jamaica, land of sun, sea and weed - The United States Department of State hits at drug trafficking and political corruption
WASHINGTON (CMC): The United States Department of State has released a damning report on narco-trafficking in the Caribbean. In its International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2008, released Friday, the department identified Jamaica as a "major drug transit country ...
Costa Rica to teach Jamaica greenhouse technology
LONDON, England:A dozen agricultural extension officers from Jamaica will be going to Costa Rica next month for training in greenhouse technology. This comes courtesy of a technical cooperation agreement between Jamaica and the Inter American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture...
Sweet and sour cocktail - Bitter consequences of artificial sweeteners
The most popular artificial sweetener found in our groceries, supermarkets, kitchens and restaurants and on our very dining tables is aspartame. It is marketed under trade names like NutraSweet or Equal. In fact, you can't buy a stick of gum or a box of mints without being offered...
New vibe in Old Capital
Residents from communities in and around Spanish Town are talking. In recent times, many have swapped guns for words to resolve disputes, and are reaping rewards. The about-face in a historical hotbed of criminality is being attributed largely to the efforts of the four-year-old...
Virtue-ous footballer's goal to change lives
FOR MUCH of his 31 years, André Virtue played football for the glory.But in 2001, the lanky midfielder went through a life-changing experience that transformed his opinion of the sport he loved. "After travelling around the world and getting an appreciation for different cultures...
Torrington Park gives Jamaica 'peace' of its mind
Rain failed to put a damper on a peace march in the Torrington Park, Kingston, area on Saturday as an enthusiastic crowd proceeded through several inner-city communities to protest against violence in Jamaica. The march is one of the many events that form part...
Film sees 'Red' on Caribbean violence
The film Seeing Red: The Science of Violence, written, directed and edited by Dr Mark Thomas and produced by Dr Judith Mendes, provides a novel, fast-paced look at the link between poor child nutrition and social environment and the tendency to impulsive violence. ...
Sponsors go all out to support at-risk youth
The work of the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA) is fully supported by its sponsors and partners.The Learning for Life Pro-gramme, Healthy Lifestyle Project of the Ministry of Health, Cable and Wireless Foundation and Hope Worldwide use the Canadian...
Early intervention could save boys from risky behaviour - study
Students starting the first year at a secondary institution are far less likely to carry a weapon to school than those previously enrolled. These are findings from the 2005 Jamaican Youth Resiliency Behaviour Survey, sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development...
Holler for help
Member organisations of the Violence Prevention Alliance are available to provide useful services to Jamaicans, whether they be violence- or lifestyle-related. They are listed below.
PMI hails successes in war against crime
The Peace Management Initiative (PMI) was established in January 2005. Looking back, we can say that it has had best results through sustained social and cultural development programmes, partnerships with other agencies and a highly dedicated staff....
New traffic system in pipeline for Montego Bay
WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett on Friday announced a J$90 million plan for the installation of stoplights and traffic management in the second city. Bartlett made the announcement during a press conference with representatives of the Tourism Product Development...
Solid response for 'Get on Track'
Western Bureau: The inaugural staging of the 'Get on Track' exposition, by Choices in western Jamaica, received an overwhelming response from secondary schools last week, which has prompted the organisers to consider making it an annual career guide event....
Cop killers get life
The two men who shot and killed Detective Sergeant Maurice Shirley in a bar in Spanish Town, St Catherine, nearly eight years ago have been sentenced to life imprisonment.Mr Justice Lloyd Hibbert ordered that the men must each serve 35 years...
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