Witnesses exposed - Protection being breached as case files change hands
The protection of witnesses is being breached by the practice of accused criminals who gain access to sensitive witness information, according to Assistant Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington. Speaking yesterday at a forum on crime and violence in the workplace...
Disaster committee set up for farmers
A disaster subcommittee has been established in the Ministry of Agriculture to provide farmers with information on how to mitigate against the effects of catastrophes.Phillip Chung, chairman of the subcommittee, told The Gleaner yesterday that the body has already provided...
'Outside work cuts down inmate violence'
Rehabilitation programmes that allow inmates to labour on external environmental projects reduce violence in prisons, according to June Spence-Jarrett, deputy commissioner of corrections and custodial services. "Since they (inmates) have been coming out...
Grenada police detain prime minister's office employee
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC):A woman whose job was to coordinate the outreach community programme for former Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell was yesterday morning detained by police after she was discovered leaving the office with documents relating to government projects...
Feud between Sandals, NEPA over alleged building breaches
A quarrel is developing between all-inclusive giant Sandals and the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) over alleged breaches of local environmental laws by one of its resorts.NEPA has taken enforcement action against the Sandals Royal Caribbean hotel...
Former JNBS general manager passes away
Lancelot Fitzgerald Reynolds, the former general manager and director of Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS), has passed away. Reynolds, who was 73, was greatly respected for the pivotal role he played in the expansion of JNBS into international...
Silver Pen awardee says Church should be part of solution
WESTERN BUREAU: The Gleaner's Silver Pen awardee for the month of May, Lois Bryce, believes the Church has been too silent on the issues affecting the country."I am very passionate about the Church, maybe because I am a Baptist...
EDITORS' FORUM - Bucknor blasts use of Brazilian football model
Western Bureau: RENOWNED INTERNATIONAL cricket umpire and former FIFA referee Steve Bucknor has blasted the Brazilian model being used in the national football programme, claiming it is inhibiting players' natural flair and undermining the development of the local game...
Roving with Lalah - Feedback
The following are feedback letters to our very popular feature, Roving with Lalah, which is written by Robert Lalah and appears every Thursday.
Preserving the Great Houses
With negotiations for the divestment of Jamaica's sugar estates now finalised, the responsibility of preserving great houses now rests in the hands of foreign investors who, while owning the factories, will lease the great houses as part of the package...
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