Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Sunday | January 11, 2009
Number of abandoned children fell in 2008
THREAT OF prosecution under the Child Care and Protection Act may be dissuading more parents from abandoning their children.
Don't sack workers and blame economy - CharlesThe Child Development Agency (CDA) reports a fall in the number of children abandoned in 2008 over 2007.
THE MINISTRY of Labour is threatening to get tough on entities which use the current economic challenge as an excuse to get rid of some workers, while violating the labour laws.
Get 'one up' on IT certifications
IN THESE challenging times where job cuts and redundancies are on the rise, the mantra seems to be - 'survival of the fittest'.
Brenda LaGrange Johnson - 'The best job in the world'
Many said she had big shoes to fill following the departure of her predecessor, the petite dynamo, Ambassador Sue Cobb.
Tufton upset
Agriculture minister, Dr Christopher Tufton, has expressed a level of discomfort with the quality and pace at which mined-out bauxite lands are being restored
Heat on Hibbert
CONTRACTOR GENERAL Greg Christie earned the ire of attorney-at-law Ernest Smith last week, after Christie opened an investigation into State Minister Joseph Hibbert's actions in connection with British firm Mabey and Johnson.
Thievery: a national disease
DARING ACTS of theft featured prominently in the news in 2008 with the most amazing report being the theft of an entire beach.
