GLEANER EDITORS' FORUM - Young girls selling sex for economic survival
FACED WITH socio-economic pressures, young girls, especially in inner-city communities are being forced to become breadwinners for their families by engaging in sexual relationships with older men.
Hotelier John Issa gets 'stamp' of approval
JOHN ISSA, chairman of SuperClubs, is a businessman, hotelier, diplomat. The Caribbean pioneer of the all-inclusive resort, he is being featured on the 1904-2004 Jamaica Hotel Law Centenary Stamp sheetlet series.
Supplementary budget to be tabled December - To facilitate relief funds
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson announced on Tuesday that the Government will be tabling the 2004/05 supplementary budget early next month in an attempt to fast-track the allocation of additional resources for hurricane relief...
JPs get official seals
THE MINISTRY of Justice has completed the formal presentation of some 4,500 official seals to active Justices of the Peace (JPs) islandwide.
Consensus reached on labour reform plan
THE LABOUR Advisory Committee (LAC), a tripartite committee comprising Government representatives, trade unions and employers has agreed on an 11- point plan to help transform labour administration across the island.
February date proposed for JLP election
THE CURRENT leadership impasse within the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) could be settled soon, as up to Tuesday night both parties had agreed to have the election of a new party leader on Saturday February 26, next year.
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