Teaching peace in schools

KERICE WEDDERBURN still recalls the time she almost dug out the eye of a girl she had a quarrel with. "I did it with my fingers," said the 12-year-old of her attack on the girl, adding, "She now has a big scar."

Outraged residents block road on MP, Councillor

PORUS, Manchester FURIOUS RESIDENTS of Huntley, northwest Manchester, blocked in Dean Peart, their Member of Parliament, and Councillor Jasmine Dwyer of the John's Hall Division, Wednesday night shortly after a "Face-to-Face" meeting at the Huntley...

A-G fears lack of confidentiality of annual reports
ADRIAN STRACHAN, the Auditor-General, says he was willing to co-operate with Parliament's request to provide a copy of his annual report to each of the 60 Members of the House. However, he said, he was concerned about the confidentiality of the report...

Hutchinson criticises Gov't ackee policy
JAMAICA LABOUR Party Spokesman on Agriculture, J.C. Hutchinson, has criticised the Government's policy of limiting assistance to ackee farmers owning five acres and more. Mr. Hutchinson said that while he fully supported the efforts to increase ackee...

IT will increase Gov't efficiency
SEPARATE ITEMS of legislation to govern privacy in local internet transactions and to open up the market of internet service providers are to be enacted this year, as Government surfs ahead with plans to develop the local Information Technology sector. ..