HEAD OF the Child Development Agency, Alison Anderson, has strongly criticised the Ministry of Education for its 'hands off' approach to the education of wards of the state. In an emotionally charged address to The Gleaner's...
HEROIN USE has surfaced among Jamaican youth raising concern among social workers that this could trigger a surge in infectious diseases, especially HIV/AIDS, through contaminated needles. "We started seeing it in our data about two years ago, ...
GOVERNMENT HAS admitted to having "serious concerns" with at least two of the 13 children's homes and places of safety operated by the state, although it is not considering closing any of the existing facilities. Without giving ...
Overseas firm gets textbook contract
AN OVERSEAS company has been awarded a contract for the printing and distribution of textbooks for primary schools the first time since the project was started in 1984...
FORMER COMMISSIONER of Police, Herman Ricketts, died early yesterday morning after several months of illness. Mr. Ricketts, who served as commissioner from 1984 to 1990 is being hailed by members of the Police High Command as a stalwart in the Jamaica...
