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Jamaica Gleaner News
published: Monday | October 6, 2008

'Where is my son?'
"I live in Old Harbour, St Catherine, and I am 34 years old. My son's mother and I were on and off in a relationship for almost three years. Our son, was conceived during that time. He turned two in August this year. "His mother spent a lot of time with me when she got pregnant...

Legal unit needed for crimes against children

Police have solved less than half of the murders of children since 2003, according to data from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The data revealed that, of 398 murders of children up to 17 years old, only 196 have been cleared up....

Time bomb waiting to explode

Q: I am a single mom of two girls with a 10-year age difference. I am overseas while they are living at home with my mom and extended family. My problem is the eldest, a teenager, is acting up and I am very concerned. I call her as often as possible and take care of her...

Parents are ...

The third instalment in our series from the book, Parenting a Child's Perspective, written by Dr Jaslin Salmon, moves to the parents. Watch for the following themes: illness and death, siblings and parent-child relationship...

Lessons to unlearn - No shouting, slapping, shaming

"I hear parents say 'him born bad'. But, no child is born bad. We must teach them the way to go," said counsellor Faith St Catherine who, at a recent parenting workshop in St Thomas, noted that the negative lessons learnt about parenting from our own mothers and fathers ...

Governor general's achievement award - It is never easy

Growing up in the violence-plagued community of Parade Gardens, Kingston (Tel Aviv) was never easy for Cindy Haynes, who on a few occasions had to stay away from school. This, however, did not deter the 20-year-old youth recipient of the Governor General's Achievement ...

An inspiration to many

An outstanding Scout leader, Governor General's Achievement Award recipient for Surrey, Dean Rhoden has served as assistant district scout commissioner for St Andrew for more than a decade. Through his Scout leadership, Rhoden has inspired many young...

Through the eyes of Area One's top cop

When Assistant Commissioner of Police Denver Frater started his law-enforcement career in Montego Bay as a young policeman in 1979, the resort town was dubbed the 'friendly city'. Now, 29 years later, with the city's image tainted by crime and violence, ...

THE GAVEL - A point of order, Mr Speaker

Finance Minister Audley Shaw must tell the country tomorrow in clear, unambiguous language, where the country's economic ship is heading.We don't want to hear about the Government fulfilling its promise to deliver...

Human-rights group requests bill amendment

THE INDEPENDENT Jamaican Council for Human Rights (IJCHR) wants the categories of complaints against members of the security forces widened under the proposed Indepen-dent Commission for Investigations Act. A joint select committee of Parliament has been...





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