Abortions soar
High rate alarms medics
ABORTIONS ARE very common in Jamaica and according to Dr. Errol Daley, obstetrician and gynaecologist, a large percentage of women have had at least one termination of pregnancy.
Meeting the challenges of UN millennium goals
HEALTH IS critical to the development of any country. After consultation with critical stakeholders, The Gleaner has decided that 2005 is the year to turn the national spotlight on 'the health and well-being' of the nation.
Cash crunch hits St Ann Parish Council
THE CASH crunch that has been plaguing the Ministry of Local Government is taking its toll on the St. Ann Parish Council, resulting in that body being unable to deliver some services.
Don't blame us for case backlog, say defence lawyer
DEFENCE LAWYER Lloyd McFarlane has taken issue with a recent statement by Chief Justice Lensley Wolfe that some lawyers were responsible for most of the backlog of cases in the courts.
Entrepreneurs needed
Teach skill in high schools, says Bill Clarke
CITING AN increasingly insecure job market, William 'Bill' Clarke, president and chief executive officer of Scotiabank Jamaica, has called for the integration of general entrepreneurial skills as a core part of the secondary curriculum.
JTA president praises CSME
MICHAEL CLARKE, president of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), says that the movement towards the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) is a "good thing" for the Caribbean and Jamaica in particular.
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