Impeachment loophole for judges
FOLLOWING WHAT has been described as an unprecedented move to subvert the rule of law by Trinidad and Tobago's Chief Justice, at least one legal expert confirms the same thing could happen here.
JLP lashes back at turncoat MP
THE OPPOSITION Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), after soaking up stinging criticisms recently in the House from its former-member-now-turned People's National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament, Verna Parchment, has responded with a...
Dangerous escape route - J'can boy to travel by road from war-torn Lebanon
WESTERN BUREAU: AS THE conflict in the Middle East intensifies, Kingston-based restaurateurs Nancy and Bassilios Hado remain hopeful that their five-year-old son Georgio will remain safe and return to the comfort of their home within another two weeks.
Gunmen killed in shoot-out with cops
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: TWO OF three men who engaged the police in a shoot-out were shot and killed by the lawmen, who seized one 9-millimetre pistol with several live rounds. A policeman was also injured in the incident.
Troubled screw-worm project to meet 2007 deadline - Stanberry
PERMANENT SECRETARY in the Ministry of Agriculture, Donovan Stanberry, disclosed on Friday that the National Screw Worm Eradication Programme will be revamped significantly to eradicate screw worms from Jamaica by April 2007.
FOCUS ON HIV/AIDS - Confronting the dreaded anti-retroviral challenge
WITH ONLY three years remaining before the current Global Fund allocation to the Ministry of Health expires, the Government is seeking ways to sustain its treatment of persons living with HIV/AIDS over the long term.
FOCUS ON HIV/AIDS - Healthy sex: Exotic clubs promote HIV/STV lessons
WESTERN BUREAU: THE INCREASING number of HIV/AIDS cases in Jamaica has forced many exotic clubs to revamp their approach to the sex trade.
Saving is where it all begins (Part I)
EVER SINCE mankind recognised the difference between rich and poor as a condition of life, it has been true to say that those who save are far more likely to be among the rich and those who do not, moreso among the poor. This should carry a strong...
HIV/AIDS prevention programme for deaf women in Jamaica
THE JOINT United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has announced its financial support for 'The HIV/AIDS Prevention Programme for Deaf Women in Jamaica,' which will be implemented by the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) for a...
Legislators haggle over safeguarding anti-buggery law
THERE WAS controversy at last Wednesday's meeting of the Joint Select Committee of Parliament considering the Charter of Rights Bill. The controversy surrounded the planned removal of a clause aimed at safeguarding the laws covering buggery, abortion...
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