EDITORIAL - Police credibility and night-noise abatement
THERE IS an argument by some, not entirely without merit in the circumstance, that the police, rather than allocating resources to seeking out and shutting down, under the Noise Abatement Act, public events that go beyond the stipulated time, would better expend their energies...
One millimetre from death
One Sunday, I witnessed a Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) articulated bus perform a very dangerous manoeuvre. I went on to the website in search of someone to complain to, and, to my surprise, the chairman of the board (Douglas Chambers) responded immediately! - Garth Rattray
Calm in the eye of the storm
It is shocking to know that 29 Jamaicans committed suicide in the first six months of 2008.This is not Jamaica. This is not Jamaica. We are a positive people; a people who live in hope. As a young man, I remember Jamaica being totally free of any occurrences... - Richard Ho Lung
NOTE-WORTHY
Equity on noise - I am a supporter of the noise laws because I have been on the receiving side of these offenders. But I find it completely unfair as to how the law is being applied. Without equity in this matter...
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