No end in sight? - Fight for social order missing critical element
Truancy, abuse of illegal drugs, underage sex and teenage pregnancy, illiteracy and death by the gun are suffocating life here in Jamaica. Many reasons have been proffered and many policies and laws have been put in place to curb all these social ills...

Citrus greening disease now in Clarendon
THE MINISTRY of Agriculture and Fisheries has revealed that the citrus huanglongbing/ citrus greening has now been detected in Clarendon. This comes less than a week after the disease was identified in St Catherine.Samples collected from a citrus farm in...

No reprieve for 92-year-old's attacker
A man who tied up a 92-year-old man and threw him in a tank of water has been ordered by the Court of Appeal to serve his prison sentence for attempted murder.Isaac Alfred, labourer of a Kingston address, had appealed against his conviction and sentence but his appeal...

I need help for my learning-disabled 10-y-o
Q. I am having so many problems with my 10-year-old son. He is not reading at all. Compared to his sister, who is 15, he is very 'learning disabled'. I spoke with the school and they only have one reading teacher for many children.

Developing speech, language in your child
EVERY CHILD is different. Some children are quicker than average while others are slower in acquiring language skills. The comprehension of language precedes speech. Parents should become concerned and consult a doctor if their child is not saying anything by age two years...

Raising well-adjusted children
THE BIRTH of any child is often an emotional time for the family. Thoughts as to the future needs of the offspring are prominent in the minds of the parents. In many cases, preparations are made for clothing, room space or nursery...

Parenting is hard work
THEY ALL recalled collective enthusiasm, joy and great expectation when they first realised that they were going to be parents. This bliss and excitement materialised for most. Not so for many others. "Some of the fun don't look so fun anymore," said Kenny Myers...

CUMI extends services to families of the mentally ill
WEEKS AFTER raising $2 million from its 10K run, the Committee for the Upliftment of the Mentally Ill (CUMI), has announced another ambitious project. Come December 1, CUMI will introduce preventative measures by extending its services to families...