Sex-crime crisis - Special task force pushes for House debate
THE TASK force established to examine the increasing incidence of violence against children will recommend to Prime Minister Bruce Golding that Parliament immediately debate the Sexual Offences Bill. This proposed legislation fell off the Order Paper when Parliament was dissolved...
'Stop discriminating against gays'
A BRITISH government minister wants Jamaica and other Caribbean countries to stop discriminating against homosexuals. Gareth Thomas, United Kingdom's minister of state for trade and development, made the call yesterday while discussing the impact...
Canadians vote today
Canadians are heading to the polls for the third time in four years today to choose their 40th Parliament.The incumbent prime minister, Stephen Harper, and his main rival, Liberal leader Stephane Dion, took a final lap around the country in an effort...
Gov't upbeat about JTA wage settlement
THE GOVERNMENT is optimistic that a settlement will be reached today with the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) to avert a possible disruption in the school system tomorrow."I'm hoping that we will be able to find common understanding," Dwight Nelson...
Kirkley James: Two-time champion
THE COMPETITION, which had a lukewarm start, saw an exciting end as champion boy, Kirkley James of Rusea's High, and champion girl, Tifanny Zheng of Hardin's Hall Preparatory, illustrated what a final spelldown was all about...
Crystalee bounces back with a bang
The Gleaner's Children's Own Spelling Bee parish finals ended on a very lively note last Friday, as the audience and spellers ensured that the spelldown was filled with excitement and cheers.The event, which was held at the Wesley Methodist Church...
Bolt to appear on top US sports show
LESS THAN a month after appearing on 'The David Letterman Show' and 'Live with Regis and Kelly', two popular television shows in the United States, Jamaican triple gold medallist, Usain Bolt will be profiled on 'Real Sports' with Bryant Gumbel this month...
'Police not focusing enough on child cases'
Amid rising concerns over the number of children going missing, Public Defender Earl Witter says the nation is impairing their future by not giving adequate attention to such cases. Witter told The Gleaner yesterday that the police seem to be preoccupied...
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Hush money - 1. The figure being quoted is $250,000. This is supposedly hush money being paid out by a politician who does not want the world to know that he has a penchant for finding amusement in the company of young boys.
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