Parenting programme for inner-city men
Eighty inner-city young men from the Rose Town community in St. Andrew have graduated from a three-month male adolescent parenting training programme. The 80 young men between ages 14 and 25 years were trained in the areas of parenting, substance abuse, conflict management...
Lecturer calls for roadway for cyclists
WESTERN BUREAU: Principal lecturer for Sam Sharpe Teachers' College, Asburn Pinnock, is calling on Montego Bay Rotary East to lead the charge and lobby Government to include the construction of bike paths in western Jamaica as part of its major road improvement project.
Holness concerned about police killings
Member of Parliament for West Central St. Andrew, Andrew Holness, is pleading with the police to operate within the boundaries of the law when they venture into his constituency. Mr. Holness noted that there have been at least eight 'suspicious' killings since 2004...
Judge: Carnal abuse cases alarming at Home Circuit Court
The Easter session of the Home Circuit Court opened Wednesday with Supreme Court Judge Almarie Sinclair Haynes expressing alarm at the large number of carnal abuse cases on the court list, and the huge backlog of cases. There are 71 sexual offence cases...
Finding harmony between import-dependent Jamaica, top suppliers - The story behind the trade data Import
WESTERN BUREAU: A May 16 preliminary enquiry date has been scheduled for Dave Supersad, the 40-year-old St. Andrew man, who allegedly killed his young lover and left her body in a bus at the Sangster International Airport car park, Montego Bay, in January.
Ministry to give more autonomy to school authorities
WESTERN BUREAU: Greater autonomy will be given to school administrations to make decisions on matters that affect their institutions, before the close of the 2006-2007 school year."One of the points raised by principals in a recent meeting...
Livelihood of Portland raftsmen in danger
Raftsmen contracted to Rio Grande Rafting, Portland's premier tourist attraction, are seeking Government assistance with the rebuilding of the Grants Level raft stand, which was destroyed in 2005. A spokesperson for the group, and raftsman for more than...
JLP to launch manifesto soon
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) expects to launch its manifesto within the next four to six weeks as it prepares for the upcoming general elections. Derrick Smith, JLP deputy leader, made the announcement Tuesday night at the St.Andrew Junior Chamber meeting at the Jamaica Pegasus....
'Murder rate has increased'
Police Commissioner Lucius Thomas' promise, made in January, that 2007 would not see more bloodshed than last year, is being met with scepticism.Thus far, there have been 383 murders in 13 weeks. Statistics revealed Wednesday by the Jamaica Constabulary Force also show....
Construction on Yallahs bridge to begin soon - PM
CONSTRUCTION ON the long-awaited Yallahs bridge is scheduled to begin in two months, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller announced on Wednesday during a contract-signing function at Jamaica House. Mrs. Simpson Miller did not give a date for when work would start....
Unsafe fire trucks to be modified
National Safety Ltd., the distributor of fire trucks in the island, has promised that it will be undertaking the modification of unsafe units within the next week.The assurance was given on behalf of Rosenbauer LLC America, manufacturers of the trucks,...
Judge calls for tougher action against crime
WESTERN BUREAU: Justice Jennifer Straw is calling for more measures to curb the high levels of murders and sexual offences in the country."Murders and sexual offences seem to be the trend in St. James, and they are a great obstacle to national development...
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