LIGHTS ON - Labour minister moves to break impasse at JPS
Labour Minister Pearnel Charles was last night hammering out a back-to-work formula with representatives of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) management and unionised employees. Charles moved with lightning speed yesterday to neutralise the charged industrial climate at the power supplier, which threatened to spark a full-scale power outage.
Casino caution - Gambling counsellor warns about pitfalls
A COMPULSIVE gambling counsellor from the United States is raising the red flag about the possible harmful impact of the introduction of casino gambling to Jamaica.
'I feel free' - A recovering gambling addict shows his cards
It started as a hobby. It was nothing serious when he began playing a few games on the boxes at the bars that he visited on Friday nights after work. "It was just a fun thing, I was young and enjoying myself with friends," relates Gambler, a 47-year-old recovering addict who asked The Sunday Gleaner not to use his real name because of his participation in Gamblers Anonymous (GA).
Education week - Violence in schools worries the Jamaica Teachers' Association
As the nation observes May 4-10 as 'Education Week', Ena Barclay, president of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), has expressed with regret the growing number of violent incidents in schools across the island.
Who are foreigners in the House?
THE SUBJECT of dual citizenship, and, possibly divided loyalty, among some members of parliament (MPs) has been a topical issue in recent times.
All Jamaican nationals should be able to become parliamentarians, but ...
GOVERNMENT BACK-BENCHER Dr St Aubyn Bartlett says Parliament should consider amending the Constitution to allow Jamaican nationals with citizenship elsewhere to sit in the legislature.
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