Garrison SOS - NGOs, civil society urged to tackle crime-plagued communities
CIVIL SOCIETY is being encouraged to continue working towards the dismantling of garrison constituencies, even as their calls for additional support get louder. Major Richard Cooke of the Joy Town Foundation, who was speaking at a Gleaner Editors' Forum held yesterday...
People Power : Flood of unity - Portlanders rally to ease water woes
For years, residents of the districts of Lighthouse, Shot-Over, Ranchill, Spring Bank and Stony Hill in Portland have gone without roads, electricity and even bridges. But the absence of running water makes life nearly impossible. So, determined to deal with the problem...
Diaspora asked to boost S&T
Claiming that boys were outperforming girls in the area of science and technology at the Herbert Morrison Technical High School, St James, Principal Paul Adams yesterday challenged members of the Jamaican diaspora to assist in building science and technology laboratories...
Most Jamaicans believe crime is on the upswing
Ninety-one per cent of Jamaicans believe crime and violence has become more of a problem in the last six months, according to the latest Gleaner-commissioned Bill Johnson poll. This period saw a sustained, and at times increased, tempo of violent acts...
What's right with Jamaica
This week The Gleaner continues its presentation of the thoughts of infleuntial leaders in society on the more positive features of Jamaica. Today we bring you the views of Stephen Lyn Kee Chow, managing director of Pickapeppa Company Ltd....
EDITORS' FORUM: Still armed - Peace treaty to be signed but 'shottas' unwilling to turn over guns
A PEACE treaty brokered by the Peace Management Initiative (PMI), between feuding gangs in August Town and following months of violent clashes, is to be signed on June 24. But at least one condition of the proposed pact has left questions about its potential for success...
DIASPORA FOCUS - Staunch flow of guns, says MacMillan
Minister of National Security Colonel Trevor MacMillan has issued a call for members of the diaspora, particularly those residing in the United States, to lobby their governments to suppress the flow of guns from those borders into Jamaica...
Summer camp time!
ANY PARENTS are often at a loss when summer holidays come. What do they do with the children for the next two months? Going to the country now means a trip to a hotel or resort property. Gone are the days when country meant playing to your heart's content at the grandparents'...
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