Kingston unsafe - Global ratings agency gives Jamaica's capital two thumbs down
KINGSTON IS the 31st most dangerous city in the world to live in, according to a global ratings agency report issued earlier this month. On the quality of life scale - surveying crime, health and sanitation, among other socio-economic indices - Kingston is ranked 137th...
PEOPLE POWER: Village with a vision - Residents join forces to build Woodford Homework and Learning Centre
The damning findings of a survey on the state of literacy in rural St Andrew forced the residents of Woodford, a small community tucked away in the lush hills near Irish Town, into action. Many children were performing below par in school. The Woodford Homework and Learning Centre...
Baugh condemns Mugabe crackdown
"A THREAT to democracy." That is how Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr Ken Baugh, has described the situation in Zimbabwe, which caused Opposition Leader Morgan Tsvangirai and his Move-ment For Democratic Change (MDC) to announce...
Call to enable the disabled
Jamaican society should change its views on disabled persons, focusing instead on their myriad abilities, a lobbyist here has said. Valerie Spence, administrator at the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities, says social attitudes are the greatest...
Detecting a disability
According to Valerie Spence, administrator at the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities, disabilities come in all forms - physical, cognitive and sensory, for example, hearing impairment. However, not all persons can detect when a child has a disability.
Portia against non-Jamaican PM
WESTERN BUREAU:Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller wants a provision in the Constitution to bar non-Jamaicans from becoming prime minister of Jamaica.She made the comment yesterday at the People's National Party's National Executive Council meeting...
May murders, gun seizures spike
The latest police statistics indicate that 13 more illegal guns were recovered last month compared to May 2007, but major crimes went up by 41 per cent.According to the police, homicides spiked by 95 per cent, with 199 persons killed last month against...
Newland turns over new leaf - Citizens' association says no safe haven for criminals
Newland, an informal settlement plagued by crime and social decay, is ready to start anew. The absence of basic amenities such as street lights, roads and other infrastructure has made the area a refuge for criminals.
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