Youth and crime an area for attention
The following is based on aspects of the Jamaica Constabulary Force's crime-fighting plan unveiled by Police Commissioner, Francis Forbes, last week. The crime statistics of 2001 have already been made available and have been publicised and discussed...
Analysis of figures from the police blotters
The year 2001 was as bloody as they tend to come in Jamaica these days, starting with election year 1980 when the murder figure shot up from 351 the year before, to 889. Incidentally, it fell to 490 in 1981. According to the Jamaica...
Professor Kenneth Standard PAHO's public health hero
Included in the Pan American Health Organisation's (PAHO) distinguished list of 11 public health heroes (to mark its centennial year), is Professor Sir Kenneth Standard, a cornerstone in public health development in Jamaica and the Caribbean...
Legal terms made simple
Welcome to a new In Focus feature in which we will explain many of the terms used in the legal profession but which most members of the public do not understand. We welcome your feedback and urge you to send questions regarding any term you would...
Why Whiteman was wrong
The recent decision by the Minister of Education to overturn the decision by the Munro school board has created a major crisis in our education system that needs to be addressed immediately. Although many people have focussed on the issues...
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