Controlling organised crime
THE PROBLEM - The most important features of Jamaican organised crime and ideas that are of relevance to a control strategy are as follows: It...
Understanding the Jamaican gangland
ProF Anthony Harriott, in a forthcoming book, explores organised crime in Jamaica. The expert researcher examines the structures and linkages and deposits an antidote to tackle the cancer...
Abortion could save lives - health professor
"We are not here to legislate morality and tell people what to do. We are trying to keep women alive." At least one university professor believes the lives of many Jamaican women are at risk if the practice of abortion remains illegal
Diaspora untapped? - Human capital underutilised
Jamaicans in the diaspora are tired of being seen as just a big wallet with a wad of cash. They want to be afforded the opportunity to contribute more than just remittances to the country's development. Some members of the diaspora believe that just the sheer number ...
Replanting our reefs
With the threats faced by coral reefs in Jamaica because of climate change, hurricanes and other things, the University of the West Indies (UWI) has embarked on a coral reef replanting project to protect island's coastline...
Restoring the island's mangrove forests
In a bid to rescue the mangrove forests of the Palisadoes/Port Royal areas, which are under threat from solid waste and other forms of pollution in the Kingston Harbour, the University of the West Indies' Port Royal Marine Laboratory is to embark on a...
Jamaican Language Unit to train interpreters
The Jamaican Language Unit (JLU) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) is to train interpreters to assist Jamaicans, local and abroad, who go before the courts and have difficulty communicating using the English language, according to Dr Karen Carpenter...
Heart surgery revolutionised
Researchers at the University of the West Indies, Mona, have deve-loped the cardiac surgery training simulator which allows surgeons and trainees to practise complex surgical procedures under realistic conditions, using a pig's heart, which beats under computer control...
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