Ambassadors for change - Beacons of Peace lauded, Japanese Embassy grants $5.3 million
As Jamaica's crime wave continues, Japanese Ambassador Masahiro Obata has hailed the efforts of the Jamaica chapter of the Beacons of Peace and Achievement (BPA), praising the group for...
OVER THE EDGE
More than seven members of the police force have committed suicide between 1999 and June of this year, and three relatives of police personnel have killed themselves since last December.What factors led to their actions? And just how prepared is the...
Principal stands firm after tyres slashed
Refusing to take a student back into school turned out to be a costly affair for Dunoon Technical High School's principal, Geraldine Arthurs.The incident arose after relatives of a student who was expelled last year allegedly took matters into their own...
Holness lashes out at student protests
Education Minister Andrew Holness has asked the police to investigate instances where students are involved in unlawful protests and has warned educators who fail to protect children from these illegal acts that sanctions will be applied."I would like...
JPS customers say they've had enough
More people sat waiting for hours in the customer-service area than there were people in the cashier lines at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) office on East Parade Street in downtown Kingston on Wednesday morning. Though people looked to be on edge...
Pagee Beach fishermen call for help
WESTERN BUREAU: Fishermen operating from the Pagee Beach in St Mary are calling on the Government to assist them with restarting their businesses, after suffering significant losses during Tropical Storm Gustav.The fishermen told The Gleaner that they...
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