Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Friday | April 3, 2009
Man overboard! - Chen urges recruitment of more female directors
Jamaica Employers' Federation (JEF) President Wayne Chen says organisations need to be more aggressive in achieving gender parity by installing more women on boards of directors.Referring to data published last week by Women's Resource and Outreach Centre... Read More...
Maxey-mum life - On the brink of 100, Westmoreland woman reflects on journey
FEW PEOPLE can say they have walked in the footsteps of William Alexander Busta-mante, Norman Washington Manley or Marcus Mosiah Garvey. Even fewer can say they were young adults at the height of the popular leaders' revolutionary achievements... Read More...
Sex act clears first hurdle
LEGISLATORS IN the House of Representatives hit the gavel firmly against rapists and other sex criminals when they voted to pass the Sexual Offences Act on Tuesday. The act, when approved by the Senate, would repeal the Incest Act and certain provisions... Read More...
Treasure chest stuns PAC
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Committee (PAC) member Ronnie Thwaites is disturbed that scarce resources from the Budget would be allocated to some parish councils this year, which recently discovered that they were presiding over massive wealth in the form of properties... Read More...
NEWS BRIEFS
Principals told to walk the talk - Dr Walton Small, principal of Wolmer's Boys' School, has urged administrators to motivate teachers and lead by example."Therefore you can't come to school at noon and expect your teachers to be there at 7... Read More...
