Government to tackle obscenity
IT WILL still be up to the courts to decide what constitutes obscenity when the Government passes proposed amendments to the Obscene Publications (Suppression) Act which will see fines for trading in obscene material increasing from $40 to $400,000. ...

NY education board recognises patois as separate language
AN EDUCATION board in the United States has officially recognised that Jamaican patois and other Creole speech of the Caribbean basin are separate languages with their own structure and therefore impact on the way many children learn English. The State..

JLP calls for probe of St Ann road contracts - Accuses PNP of awarding work unfairly to activists

WESTERN BUREAU: THE JAMAICA Labour Party (JLP), is charging that millions of dollars in road contracts were being awarded unfairly to People's National Party activists in St. Ann and has called for an immediate review of the matter by both...

JTA preparing to mount legal challenge to Gov't
MAY PEN: THE JAMAICA Teachers' Association has embarked on a series of consultations with its members throughout the island as the stand-off continues with the Ministry of Education over the separation of teachers from their posts in some overstaffed...

JDF Coast Guard struggling to contain illegal fishing
THE JAMAICA Defence Force Coast Guard says it was doing its best to contain illegal fishing activities in Jamaican waters by foreign vessels, but admitted they needed more resources. According to the JDF Coast Guard, it was aware that vessels from a...

Nicholson wants bipartisan approach to Weapons Bill debate
ATTORNEY-GENERAL A. J. Nicholson wants the Senate to find a way to have a bipartisan approach to the upcoming debate on the Offensive Weapons Bill. His request was made on Friday in the light of the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) opposition to the Bill...