HOLY WAR has been declared against crime and violence in Jamaica, as local churches are on the cusp of ratifying a detailed crime plan, which fully supports the government striking deals with convicted criminals.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Clifford Blake has summoned attendant social remedies to be injected into ailing communities to support the police's efforts in arresting crime challenges."Unless we are going to have...
A FORMER soldier in the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) currently serving as the chairman of Crime Stop has fired a volley of salvos at successive political administrations for failing to address the social ills draining away the lifeblood of deprived communities.
PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC), Milton Samuda, on Friday, pronounced that every action must be pursued to wrest power from criminal elements who have engaged the State in a high-stake war.
HUMAN-RIGHTS activists and some attorneys-at-law are contending that none of the concerns they raised two years ago about human rights and constitutional implications contained in the six anti-crime bills have been addressed.Human-rights advocates...
Jamaica earns billions of dollars annually in remittances from its nationals living overseas; however, local research has shown the impact of the emigration of its citizens has not been entirely positive.
Just getting your résumé noticed beyond a cursory glance is a task in itself nowadays. With the multitude of job seekers competing for limited jobs, prospective employers can usually choose from many promising candidates.
Sheila Watson-Thomas, the late veteran journalist and teacher, was praised as a warrior for journalism and powerful advocate for social reform at a thanksgiving service held in her honour yesterday.