Taking education back to school
The following are excerpts of a Gleaner Editors' Forum which discussed accountability in education, among other issues. It took place last Wednesday at the newspaper's office...
Children's advocate supports 'daggerin' ban
The Office of the Children's Advocate (OCA) has come out in full support of the recent decision made by the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica to ban radio, television and cable stations from airing songs with content deemed explicitly sexual and violent...
Crime to climb - Economic downturn could worsen crisis
There is growing concern that the worsening economic climate, which has already resulted in thousands of Jamaicans losing their jobs, could fuel more antisocial behaviour and push the country's crime figures in the wrong direction...
Many parents failing to discipline kids - pastor
MALVERN, St Elizabeth: Parents should take more time out of their busy schedules to protect their children, a St Elizabeth clergyman has urged. The Rev Jacob Powell, pastor for the Sharon Baptist Church in Santa Cruz, said the monument erected in downtown Kingston last year...
Roselle roadwork to delay motorists
Motorists will experience significant delays along the Roselle main road in St Thomas this month. The delays will result from the intensification of shoreline protection work along the roadway by contractors working on behalf of the National Works Agency...
CDA appealing for more foster families
MANDEVILLE, Manchester (JIS): The Child Development Agency (CDA) is appealing to persons to open their homes to children eight years and younger who need the care of foster families.Making the call today during a church service at Ridgemount United...
Sexual health expo Wednesday
Members of the Health Promotion Team in the Ministry of Education's Guidance and Counselling Unit will host their second National Sexuality and Reproductive Health Expo at the National Arena in Kingston tomorrow. "The ministry has once again partnered...
Lotto scam, police corruption cited for St James explosion
WESTERN BUREAU: After decades of being relatively crime free, St James has seen an unwelcome explosion over the last six years with the parish now a major headache for law-enforcement agencies. Last year, 216 persons were killed in the parish despite several anti-crime measures....
Counting sheep
SOME PEOPLE count sheep to fall asleep. For farmer Donnie Bunting at Longville Park Estate in Clarendon, counting his herd has nothing to do with rest; the almost daily routine is all about work. Once a lamb is born, its date of birth is recorded and it's assigned ...
Cop back from Darfur
At a time when the police force is in need of novel approaches to tackle Jamaica's crime problem, Detective Sergeant Oral Henry will be leading the charge.The crime fighter, who returned from a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the African region of Darfur...
Peralto ahead of his time - Seaga
"Selfless", "meticulous" and "innovative" were only some of the words rolling off the tongues of contemporaries, colleagues and family members of late politician Ryan Peralto as they paid tribute to him yesterday during a ceremonial farewell at the Stella Maris Catholic Church ...
Wolmer's Boys targets ABCs of SBAs
FOR MANY years, Wolmer's Boys' School has maintained a reputation of being one of Jamaica's top male institutions, with its students receiving some of the most outstanding passes at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations...
Kingfish outpost unit nets eight illegal guns
Spokesman for Operation Kingfish, Detective Sergeant Jubert Llewellyn, says an outpost of the elite crime-fighting unit has been set up along the Old Harbour, St Catherine, to Clarendon corridor as a permanent location from which to spearhead the crackdown on the guns-for-drugs trade...